Date: 10 October 2009 (Saturday), 11 October 2009 (Sunday)
Time: 8pm
Venue: Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall
Price: $20 - students, $28 - adults
Director: Gene Sha Rudyn
Organized by: SMU Stageit
Supported By: SMU Office of Student Life
Ticketing details: from Sistic (Online:
www.sistic.com.sg <https://email.smu.edu.sg/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.sistic.com.sg> )
Short event write-up:
A play based on Ian Wooldridge's adaptation of the popular novel written by George Orwell that explores the corrupt leadership in the midst of a revolution. Directed by Gene Sha Rudyn and organized by Singapore Management University StageIt.
Synopsis:
Manor Farm, one of the top notch farms in the land, is run by a Man named Jones. Lead by the Pigs – Snowball, Napoleon and Squealer – the Animals throw Jones off the farm, rename it Animal Farm and take over its running on their terms. Their independence is affirmed when, under the heroic leadership of Snowball, they quell Jones’ attempt at reacquiring Animal Farm by force. Not able to see eye to eye, Napoleon ousts Snowball to claim the seat of rule of Animal Farm for itself and its cronies, including its child Minimus. Meanwhile, the Lower Animals – Boxer, the horse; Clover, its workmate; and Benjamin, the donkey – have to be content with working the farm daily; deprived of milk and enticed only by the occasional slice of red apple; their faith in a better future coaxed by the spiritual prophecies of Moses, the raven.
What does the future hold in store for the Lower Animals – the less privileged, less educated, and less well-born? What is the light of hope for them when absolute power absolutely corrupts?
