Animal farm by George Orwell
Created by Shake & Stir theatre co.
Adapted for the stage by Nick Skubij
The production animal farm is an allegory for the Russian revolution. Each character symbolising something from this event for instance Boxer represents the working class, he lets the higher authority (pigs) make all his decisions, he trusts them but is later betrayed (when he dies his body parts are sold) or for example squealer who represents the Russian Media, he justifies the pigs and spreads false statistics, squealer is used to explore how power can often use language to twist the truth and gain control or for instance my character, Mr Pilkington, the easy going gentleman farmer who represents the capitalist governments of England and the united states with his bitter enemy, Mr Frederick, who is based on Adolf Hitler.
The message we wanted to get across to the audience is that we should always be aware of what s going on in our government as sometimes people can get to greedy and selfish and no longer care for the people of the country. That you should stand up for what you believe in, no matter how hard you must fight to let your opinions and voice be heard.
personal aims and goals
During this performance I wanted to gain more confidence in acting and being on the stage, for me to perform to my full potential I have to feel combatable with my environment and the people around me, so during this production I have gained better friendships and became closer with my peers. I also want to show my teacher and my audience that I can play any role that is thrown at me since the character I am playing in animal farm is completely different to me as a person for instance I am a young female where as Mr Pilkington is a older male!
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