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Writer: George Orwell Adaptor: Sir Peter Hall Lyrics: Adrian Mitchell Music: Richard Peaslee Director: Tim Baker Reviewer: Lorna Andrewes The Public Reviews Rating: Orwell’s play was published in 1945 as an allegorical ‘fairy tale’. He had the Russian Revolution in mind. The boar, Napoleon is Stalin and the farm is Russia itself. The analogy was clear enough to [...]

By George Orwell Adapted by Blind Summit Reviewer: Marie Kenny For those looking to avoid the silly string and screaming children this festive season, BAC has 1984. Not so full of the joys of Christmas! Audiences may connect this play to Channel 4’s Big Brother which is beamed into our living rooms, but I doubt [...]