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ANIMAL FARM

18 Aug – 10 Sep 2022

Wild Rice @ Funan

"This production is a delight, seamlessly blending contemporary satire with genuine tragedy." – The Capital Times (New Zealand)

"All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others."

Something is going on at Manor Farm. The animals have overthrown Farmer Jones and, with the pigs as their leaders, have created a new state for themselves called Animal Farm.

Vowing to eliminate the terrible inequities in the system, the pigs write a set of commandments as a guide for animal life. However, cunning propaganda hides their true agenda, as the ideals of the revolution are gradually subverted.

Animal Farm, George Orwell's most celebrated novel, is a timely reminder that absolute power corrupts and that totalitarian regimes inevitably betray the trust of ordinary citizens.

Combining physical theatre, live and original music, and innovative design, Wild Rice's 20th-anniversary production of Animal Farm is more than just a tale of barnyard betrayal. Vital, sexy and wickedly funny, it invigorates a world classic with humour, integrity and clarity – proving that Orwell's dark fairy tale is as relevant today as it was 80 years ago.

Production History

Wild Rice's groundbreaking production of Animal Farm first opened to rave reviews at Singapore's Jubilee Hall in 2002, garnering three DBS Life! Theatre Awards for Best Director, Best Ensemble Acting and Best Music.

Some of the finest actors in Singapore and the region have gotten down on all fours to breathe life into Animal Farm's menagerie of characters, including Abdul Gani Karim, Lim Kay Siu, Lim Yu-Beng, Pam Oei, Tan Kheng Hua, Selena Tan, Yeo Yann Yann and more.

Animal Farm has since proudly flown Singapore's flag overseas, playing to rapturous full houses and standing ovations in New Zealand (2004), Hong Kong (2010) and Australia (2011).

This 20th Anniversary production marks the first time Wild Rice has staged Animal Farm in over a decade, and features a brand-new ensemble cast of the country's most promising young actors.

Duration: approximately 1 hour 45 minutes (with no interval)
IMDA Rating: General

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• Ticketing Information

• Access Performances

• Talkback Sessions

• Cast

• CREATIVE TEAM

Previews – Thu 18 Aug & Fri 19 Aug, 7.30pm
$30, $40, $60, $70

Tue, Wed & Thu, 7:30pm
$35, $45, $65, $75

Fri, 7:30pm /  Sat, 2:30pm & 7:30pm / Sun, 2:30pm
$40, $50, $70, $80

As part of Wild Rice's mission to make theatre accessible to people from all walks of life, we will be presenting the following access performances ofAnimal Farm!

CAPTIONED PERFORMANCE
30 AUG 2022, 7:30PM

This performance features captions during the show to accommodate patrons with slight to profound hearing loss. Please book seats in Balcony 1 for the best view of the captions.

 AUDIO-DESCRIBED PERFORMANCE WITH TOUCH TOUR
3 SEP 2022, 2:30PM (TOUCH TOUR STARTS AT 1:15PM)

This performance is an inclusive theatrical experience featuring audio commentary on the play (interspersed with the actors' live dialogue) that will be relayed via a headset. There will be an accompanying tactile tour of the stage, set and props. This will provide audience members who are blind or partially sighted more insight into our show.

Listen to pre-show notes:

Get closer to the drama in these insightful post-show discussions with the cast and creative team after the show!

21 AUG 2022
25 AUG 2022
1 SEP 2022

If you would like to attend a talkback, we highly recommend booking tickets for the accompanying performances as these dialogue sessions will include spoilers for the show.

Erwin Shah Ismail
Matt Grey
Tia Andrea Guttensohn
Dwayne Lau
Audrey Luo
Johnny Ng
Vester Ng
Suhaili Safari

Musician

Riduan Zalani

Director / Set Designer / Movement Director Ivan Heng
Author George Orwell
Adapter Ian Wooldridge
Assistant Director Thomas Lim
Lighting Designer James Tan
Sound Designer Riduan Zalani
Costume Designer Lai Chan
Hair Designer Ashley Lim
Make-Up Designer Bobbie Ng
Additional Music Julian Wong

Reviews

"Director Ivan Heng has scored a new triumph with his highly enjoyable and thought-provoking Singaporean update of George Orwell's classic satire, Animal Farm... Four legs good, your two legs better go and see!"

The Straits Times

"… this is an excellent production and one that any Singaporean (or Singaporean resident) should catch - whether they have yet read the book or not… Heng also does marvellous work with the sterling ensemble cast. Everyone deserves applause, especially in how they metamorphosise from one animal to the next, six actors bringing to life an entire farmyard of creatures. It is physically demanding work but they pull it off with style."

The Flying Inkpot

"Wooldridge's adaptation is, in fact, thoroughly admirable. It tells its story with economy, energy and drive. There's almost no fat on this script, and yet it remains quite loyal to Orwell's text… The Wild Rice production was, if anything, even more admirable. This show was splendidly theatrical, infused with energy and power, dynamically paced and well-acted. Ivan Heng, taking on the director's duties here, made a number of key decisions that proved absolutely correct for this production."

Quarterly Literary Review Singapore

"Wild Rice's dramatic processing of [Animal Farm] did justice to the resonating allegory of how Mad Power Disease can affect animals of all stripe, colour and creed... the pace of the play was fairly sizzling. Fine acting from the cast of veteran actors, comic timing and apt dramatisation sparked the audience's imagination."

The Business Times

"The most brilliant coup pulled off by Singaporean theatre icon Ivan Heng in his direction of George Orwell's depressing political fable Animal Farm is his sheer refusal to be depressing… Heng's direction is masterful on many levels. The creative lateral thinking, the faultless pacing, and the subversive way he lets the audience laugh at their own defeat."

Kakiseni.com (Malaysia)

"With six well-matched and amazingly flexible actors and a marvellous percussionist who occasionally joins in the action on stage, Ivan Heng's robustly physical production blows away any cobwebs that you may feel have been covering the work that has been so often staged and filmed before."

The Dominion Post (New Zealand)

"In this sublime interpretation… the animals are created not by fancy costumes but by the human body, reminding us that the line that Napoleon and his pigs choose to cross is an ultra-fine one… This production is a delight, seamlessly blending contemporary satire with genuine tragedy… An unforgettable production and a Festival highlight."

The Capital Times (New Zealand)

"A vivid, satisfying and excellent production. I loved it."

Radio New Zealand

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Source: https://www.wildrice.com.sg/event/66625-animal-farm-7/

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