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- ISBN 9781839040627
- Weight: 110g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 20 Feb 2025
- Publisher: Nick Hern Books
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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'All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others.'
When the animals in the farmyard rebel against their tyrannical farmer and take control of the farm, they hope to create a world where they can be equal, happier and free. But as power shifts and a new leader emerges, they soon face the age-old question: what does it really mean to be equal?
Exploring loss of identity, the seductive allure of privilege, and the corrupting nature of political power, George Orwell's Animal Farm is a classic story of rebellion and treachery, and a timely reminder of the importance of resistance.
Tatty Hennessy's adaptation received its professional premiere in 2025, directed by Amy Leach, co-produced by Leeds Playhouse and Stratford East in association with Nottingham Playhouse, and performed at all three theatres. It was commissioned and first performed by the National Youth Theatre of Great Britain in 2021. The play won Best Play Revival at the 2025 UK Theatre Awards.
Tatty Hennessy is a writer and theatre director. Her writing for the stage includes Something Awful (VAULT Festival); A Hundred Words for Snow (finalist in the inaugural Heretic Voices competition; Arcola Theatre); a great big woolly mammoth thawing from the ice (Burning Coal); The Sleeping Sword (The Watermill); All That Lives and The Snow Queen.
