Press Review: BYMT Presents Animal Farm at The Hippodrome, Birmingham

As part of its 20th anniversary season, British Youth Music Theatre (BYMT) in partnership with Birmingham Hippodrome presents: Animal Farm.

This classic George Orwell novella is far from the obvious choice of texts to be adapted into a musical. Animal Farm, first published in 1945, is a satirical take on the Bolshevik revolution of Russia and the politics of Joseph Stalin – examining themes of power, corruption and equality, posing important questions about how we view certain socio-political ideals, all shown through a group of anthropomorphic farmyard animals. 

Animal Farm – British Youth Music Theatre. Birmingham. 5 April 2024. Picture by Simon Hadley/ http://www.simonhadley.co.uk

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