Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon TyneA startlingly handsome production of George Orwell's allegorical farmyard tale, with hints of kabuki and film noir, is given ever more meaning and relevance by current news events Ever since 1945, when George Orwell published his anthropomorphised farmyard allegory of the Russian revolution and Soviet slide into totalitarianism, it has felt newly relevant in whichever era it is reviv…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:48AM on February 27, 2022