Four legs good, two legs bad!
”And remember also that in fighting against Man, we must not come to resemble him.”
Michael Baran’s fresh interpretation brings George Orwell’s modern classic to the Finnish National Theatre for the first time. Eläinten vallankumous (Animal Farm) is a thrilling and profound story about the corrupting nature of power and the mechanisms that generate totalitarian regimes.
What happens at the Jones farm when the animals get fed up with their lot?
They rebel, vanquish their tyrannical human master, and begin to self-govern. Animal Farm is born and a brave new notion – animalism – dictates: All animals are equal. But soon, trouble brews, and the commandment is changed: ”All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”
Eläinten vallankumous is a pitch perfect historical allegory in the guise of an animal tale. A satire and a permanently current analysis of the nature of dictatorship, it reveals how revolution is always and everywhere betrayed and soon becomes its own worst nightmare.
Production Team
Cast Jani Karvinen, Verneri Lilja, Pirjo Luoma-aho, Pirjo Määttä, Antti Pääkkönen, Wenla Reimaluoto, and Marketta Tikkanen. Featuring Seela Sella (on video)
Musician Juhani Nuorvala / Turkka Inkilä
Direction, adaptation, and translation Michael Baran Set and costume design Tarja Simone Lighting and video design Mikki Kunttu Music Juhani Nuorvala Sound design Jani Peltola, Juhani Nuorvala and Turkka Inkilä Make-up design Petra Kuntsi