Animal Farm Review

Title: Animal Farm, Production Company: Guy Masterson Productions,

Director: Tony Boncza Date Viewed: 28th March 2007, Venue: Holden St Theatres

Tony Boncza's political satire, Animal Farm, is a play that illustrates the corruption found at the heart of humanity. Using voice and movement Gary Shelford made it a one man show. The play is about a farm that has been neglected by the owner, Mr Jones. The animals decided to take over and bring in a system called animalism. The Pigs being the most intelligent of all of the animals became the leaders of the group but because inevitable corruption the pigs came to represent man, the one thing that the animals tried to escape from in the first place.

The set was minimal. Using only a bowler hat, cane and box Shelford created an image of a barn, a pub and a windmill in our heads. Using the box Gary Shelford created a platform