75 Years of Animal Farm

Omar Ali, Theatre Director, Co-adaptor of the play “Kandang”

21-Aug-20 14:30

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George Orwell's Animal Farm was first published on the 17th of August, in 1945. Celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, we do a 101 on the seminal allegorical novel, and explore why many are saying we’re still living in the world that inspired Animal Farm, after all these years.

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Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs & Tee Shiao Eek

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Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, Animal Farm 75th anniversary, George Orwell, Animal Farm, Kandang, Russian Revolution, Soviet communism, Soviet Union, totalitarianism,

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