Animal Farm NYC Reviews and Tickets

89%

(24 Ratings)

Positive

96%

Mixed

Negative

Members say

Great acting, Clever, Thought-provoking, Absorbing, Relevant

About the Show

The Seeing Place presents a new adaptation of George Orwells novel, which tells the story of what happens when a group of farm animals drive out their master and take over.

From the show:

Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the book being written.

The animals on a farm drive out their master and take over and run the farm for themselves. The experiment is successful, except that someone has to take the deposed farmer's place. Leadership devolves upon the pigs, which are cleverer than the rest of the animals. Unfortunately, their character is not equal to their intelligence. This dramatization remains faithful to the book's plot and intent and retains both its affection for the animals and the incisiveness of its message.

Show-Score Member Reviews (24)

Masterful, Great staging, Great acting, True to original, Transfixing

See it if you've never read the book, or just feel the need to revisit a masterpiece. Also, this is what OOB should be about but rarely is.

Don't see it if you need a lot of bells and whistles to hold your attention in a theatre. This is minimal, and expertly done. Also, this is serious drama. Read more

Relevant, Resonant, Thought-provoking, Intelligent, Absorbing

See it if You are interested in thought provoking, relevant theater, where 4 people play 28 characters. Really an ambitious, amazing production.

Don't see it if You don’t enjoy relevant theater. It you can’t sit for over two hours with an intermission. If you don’t like George Orwell.

Thought-provoking, Intelligent, Clever, Great acting, Absorbing

See it if Very clever interpretation of the Orwell classic. The actors worked hard to make you believe that they were animals with minimal costumes

Don't see it if You don't like George Orwell or serious, thought-provoking stories.

Farm's charm will alarm

See it if You want to experience a great novel/novelist on stage.

Don't see it if You hate inconvenient theaters with bare bones staging. Read more

Thought-provoking, Relevant, Great staging

See it if you are a fan of George Orwell

Don't see it if you never heard of Animal Farm Read more

Thought-provoking, Entertaining, Great staging, Great acting, Clever

See it if Want to see a classic book come alive.

Don't see it if a big drama, flashy Read more

Intense, Relevant, Great ensemble, Clever, Ambitious

See it if you want to experience a great ensemble preforming original material they have developed based on the famous novel Animal Farm.

Don't see it if political dialog makes you sleepy. A great deal of action is built into the performance but the book consists of repeated similar speeches.

Frighteningly relevant, Profound, Must see, Intelligent, Great acting

See it if You want to see a creative adaptation of a complex classic . . . walk on your TWO LEGS to the TSP theatre to see this innovative performance

Don't see it if you prefer traditional performances and non-political/societal topics.

Critic Reviews (2)

"The Seeing Place Brings Engaging Humanity to George Orwell's 'ANIMAL FARM'"
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"Without masks or costumes, four actors bravely portray 28 different characters in this edgy adaptation of George Orwell's political satire."
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The Seeing Place Theater Company