One of the most brutal stories ever told. Written by one of the most incisive and subversive writers of the twentieth century.

Adapted by eleven-time Green Room Award nominated ensemble Bloomshed, George Orwell’s fierce critique of power is funnelled through a contemporary context that sees political oppression, extremism, and misinformation erupt into an all-out assault on our political landscape. Animal Farm is a high-octane omnishambles of satire, political allegory and epic theatre with a rhythm beaten out on abandoned grain drums.

If you want to make an omelette, you’ve got to crack some eggs.

Created and Performed by Bloomshed

Original Script by James Jackson & Elizabeth Brennan

Directed by Daniel Lammin

Performed by Laura Aldous, Emma Batty, Elizabeth Brennan, Amanda Dhammanarachchi, Justin Gardam, James Jackson, Anna Louey, James Malcher, Malith, Sam Nix, Emily O’Connor and Lindsay Templeton

Producer Sophie Ashkanasy

Stage Manager Shannon Brown

Set and Costume Designer Nathan Burmeister

Lighting Designer John Collopy

Composer and Sound Designer Kellie-Anne Kimber

Dramaturg Justin Gardam

Assistant Director Kathryn Yates

Set and Costume Design Associate Samantha Hastings

Stage Management Secondment Sammy Tian