Show Introduction

“All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

This is the story of how a revolution goes wrong. How the genuine disaffection of those in desperate need of change becomes weaponised and putrefied by a ruthless political class.

From the brutal Stalinist regime that prompted Orwell to write this story in 1945, to the empty promises of today’s demagogues, Animal Farm is a chilling reminder of how absolute power can be seized and retained.

Agam Theatre Lab is thrilled to be presenting the world premiere of this dramatic adaptation by Cultural Medallion recipient P Krishnan. Originally adapted in 1971 in its entirety, only a fraction of the play was aired on the radio for two hours in May 1971. 50 years on, this play will be staged as a full-length production for the first time ever. Assembled by an award-winning creative team, Animal Farm is a dynamic, daring and contemporary take on a timeless story.

Show Details

• Vilangkuppannai | Animal Farm
• Date & Time: 17-18 Jun 2022, 20:00 | 18-19 Jun 2022, 15:00
• Venue: Esplanade
• Address: Esplanade Theatre Studio, 1 Esplanade Dr, Singapore 038981
• Performed in Tamil with English surtitles.

Ticket Details

• Tickets available on Esplanade
• Price: SGD 35 / 25 (Limited concessions for students, PWDs, NSFs and seniors)

• Priority Booking for Esplanade&Me members: 18 Apr 2022, Mon, 9am
• Public Sales: 19 Apr 2022, Tue, 9am onwards

• Esplanade&Me Specials
• Black: 15% savings
• White: 10% savings
• Discover: 10% savings (min. 2 tickets)

Key Creative Personnel

• Producer | Subramanian Ganesh
• Directors | Subramanian Ganesh, Karthikeyan Somasundaram
• Playwright | P Krishnan
• Script Adaptation | Karthikeyan Somasundaram
• Research and Songs | Nallu Dhinakharan
• Assistant Director and movement choreography | Udaya Soundari
• Production Manager | Charlinda Pereira
• Stage Manager | Koh Yi Wei
• Lighting Designer | Alberta Wileo
• Set Designer | Wong Chee Wai
• Sound Designer | Ramesh Krishnan
• Makeup Artiste | Kel Liew, Norehan Fung & team
• Costume Designer | Mumtaz Maricar
• Assistant Stage Manager | Patricia Gabriel, Pavinyaa
• Surtitles | Durga Devi

Cast

• Mohan V 
• Karthikeyan Somasundaram 
• Udaya Soundari 
• Saravanan 
• Mano Vikneshwaran 
• Vinith Kumar 
• T Sangitha 
• Keerthana Kumarasen 
• Nallu Dhinakharan
• Shaikh Yasin 
• Indu Elangovan Ponkumaran 
• Karls Karthikeyan 
• Akhilesh Dayal

Advisory:

With the simplification of COVID-19 measures, safe distancing is no longer required between masked audiences. As such, there may be other patrons seated next to and around you.

All patrons (except for children aged 12 and below) need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Full vaccination refers to:

• having received the appropriate regimen of World Health Organisation Emergency Use Listing (WHO EUL) vaccines including their respective duration post-vaccination for the vaccine to be fully effective, and had their vaccination records ingested in MOH’s national IT systems
• recovery from a COVID-19 infection within the last 180 days

All patrons are required to do SafeEntry check-in at the venue via the TraceTogether app or token only. Other modes of SafeEntry check-in will not be accepted.

Information Source: Esplanade