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A stage version of ''[[Animal Farm]]'',  the influential satirical novel by George Orwell.  
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A stage version of ''[[Animal Farm]]'',  the influential 1945 satirical novella by George Orwell.  
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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The novel has been adapted for stage, film and radio and TV.
 
   
 
   
Adapted for the stage by Nelson Bond in 19** and first produced .  
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Adapted for the stage by Nelson Bond and first produced at The Showtimers Studio Theatre in Roanoake, Virginia on September 29, 1961. Published by Samual French.  
  
  
 
== South African productions ==
 
== South African productions ==
  
1982: Directed by [[Norman Coombes]], presented by [[PACT]] at the [[State Theatre]] Arena, March 1982, starring [[Diane Britz]], [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]], [[Peter Terry]], [[Pierre Knoesen]], [[Michael Maxwell]], [[Hamilton McLeod]] and [[Alan Swerdlow]].
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1982: Directed by [[Norman Coombes]], presented by [[PACT]] at the [[State Theatre]] Arena, March 1982, starring [[Diane Britz]], [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]], [[Peter Terry]], [[Pierre Knoesen]], [[Michael Maxwell]], [[Hamilton McLeod]] and [[Alan Swerdlow]]. (The adaptation used is the one by by Nelson Bond, first produced at The Showtimers Studio Theatre in Roanoake, Virginia on September 29, 1961 and published by Samual French.)
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2015: Produced at the [[Market Theatre]] in August and September by [[ShakeXperience]] and the [[Market Theatre]], as a South African version directed by  [[Neil Coppen]] with an all women cast, including  [[Mpume Mthombeni]], [[Tshego Khutsoane]], [[Mandisa Nduna]] , [[Khutjo Bakunzi-Greed]], [[Zesuliwe Hadebe]] and [[MoMo Matsunyane]]. Choreography by [[Daniel Buckland]].   
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2015: Produced at the [[Market Theatre]] in August and September by [[ShakeXperience]] and the [[Market Theatre]], as a South African adaptation directed by  [[Neil Coppen]] with an all women cast, including  [[Mpume Mthombeni]], [[Tshego Khutsoane]], [[Mandisa Nduna]] , [[Khutjo Bakunzi-Greed]], [[Zesuliwe Hadebe]] and [[MoMo Matsunyane]]. Choreography by [[Daniel Buckland]].   
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 07:53, 2 September 2015

A stage version of Animal Farm, the influential 1945 satirical novella by George Orwell.

The original text

The novel has been adapted for stage, film and radio and TV.

Adapted for the stage by Nelson Bond and first produced at The Showtimers Studio Theatre in Roanoake, Virginia on September 29, 1961. Published by Samual French.


South African productions

1982: Directed by Norman Coombes, presented by PACT at the State Theatre Arena, March 1982, starring Diane Britz, Dorothy-Ann Gould, Peter Terry, Pierre Knoesen, Michael Maxwell, Hamilton McLeod and Alan Swerdlow. (The adaptation used is the one by by Nelson Bond, first produced at The Showtimers Studio Theatre in Roanoake, Virginia on September 29, 1961 and published by Samual French.)


2015: Produced at the Market Theatre in August and September by ShakeXperience and the Market Theatre, as a South African adaptation directed by Neil Coppen with an all women cast, including Mpume Mthombeni, Tshego Khutsoane, Mandisa Nduna , Khutjo Bakunzi-Greed, Zesuliwe Hadebe and MoMo Matsunyane. Choreography by Daniel Buckland.

Sources

PACT theatre pamphlet

Sharmini Brookes, 2015. “Animal Farm - All Women All Great”, http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=38641 09/01/2015 ; 06:14:49


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