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TO UR DE FORCE THEATRE presents

A N I M A L FA R M

Director Barry Goldman

Producer: Grantly Marshall

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Tour De Force Theatre Company presents:

ANIMAL FARM – by George Orwell Stage adaptation by Ian Wooldridge Directed by Barry Goldman

The Company Rebecca Naylor Michael Castleton Edmund Wood David Laughton Fiona Putnam Director Costumes Costume assistant Stage set and props Music

Barry L. Goldman Alessandra Mayer Lindsay Phillips Loretta Lipworth Phillip Carleston and Peter Joucla Peter Joucla

Musical direction Lighting and Tour Management UK Administration ADGE Administration Producer

Christian Baltes Stamatina Papamichali Alexandra Leipold Grantly Marshall

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DIRECTORS NOTES… Since ANIMAL FARM was first published in 1945 it has been translated into several languages and has been read and enjoyed, studied and analyzed throughout the world. George Orwell originally titled his book, ANIMAL FARM, A FAIRY STORY, and he said that although it was primarily a satire on the Russian Revolution, it was intended to have a wider application. This simple story of animals and the events leading up to and following their rebellion can be seen on many levels: our barnyard is a society or community, the time is both the past and the present, the inhabitants are individuals whose hopes and dreams of building a better world are eventually destroyed by the corruption of power. It is a story that is as old as history, a story without end. Here the animal nature is a mirror of the human condition. Barry L. Goldman London, September 2006 Barry Goldman - Director Barry Goldman was born in the USA where he received extensive training in theatre and dance. In Europe he attended L'Ecole Jacques Lecoq (Paris) and later The Feldenkrais Training in Munich. Barry Goldman was an Associate Professor of Theatre at the University of Michigan (USA) and continues to teach theatre and movement workshops in France, Germany and in England. 1982-1985 he was an Associate Artistic Director of the Children's Theatre Company, and for ten years Artistic Director of Théâtre Marcadet Paris directing (among others) Molière, Ionesco, and Beckett for French language Tours throughout Europe. Barry has directed many productions in English for the American Drama Group Europe which have toured in Europe, Asia and Scandinavia. Since 1996 Barry Goldman has been directing in German. His work has been seen in various theaters throughout the country, including Braunschweig, Oberhausen, Halle, Neuss and Münster. Recently he also directed a German touring production of J.B.Priestley's Ein Inspektor Kommt. He has also created performance projects with the Salzburger Festspiele in Austria. Barry is delighted to be directing this production of Animal Farm and to be affiliated with Tour de Force Theatre.

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George Orwell, whose given name was Eric Arthur Blair, was born on June 25th, 1903 in N.W. Bengal. He moved to England as a child and attended Eton from 1917–1921. After finishing school he returned to Burma and joined the Indian Imperial Police. It was here that he wrote his first novel BURMESE DAYS which was the beginning of his criticism of totalitarianism and support for democratic socialism. In 1927 he left for London and Paris and it was during this time that he changed his name. He lived in extreme poverty and worked as a dishwasher, tutor and teacher, living a "tramp-like existence mixing with the squalid and the sordid in doss-houses and workhouses". Orwell published A CLERGYMAN'S DAUGHTER (1935) and KEEP THE ASPIDISTRA FLYING (1936) which were critical successes but did not sell well. He was married in 1936 and a year later published THE ROAD TO WIGAN PIER. With the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War Orwell set off to Barcelona and joined the militia. It was then that his eyes and consciousness were opened to the treachery of Communism. His future political beliefs were conceived and organised during this time and in particular "his opinion of the essential decency of man, if only it were allowed to triumph over political and social intrigue and cant". In 1937 he returned to England but suffered from ill-health which followed him for the remainder of his life. He published COMING UP FOR AIR in 1939 followed by a long essay on Charles Dickens. Because of his bad health he was denied service in the military in World War II but in 1941 joined the Indian service of the B.B.C.. His wife died during the last year of the war and the grieving Orwell went abroad as a correspondent for THE OBSERVER. Between November 1943 and February 1944 Orwell wrote his satire on the Russian Revolution, ANIMAL FARM, which was published in 1945. The book was a huge success and finally brought Orwell some financial security. He published many essays and works after this, the last being his grim, terrifying novel, 1984. He remarried in 1949 and made plans for a new book but on January 23rd, 1950, died suddenly. Orwell published 13 books and wrote hundreds of essays. Although not considered a great novelist he wrote cleanly, simply and succinctly like Hemingway and was a genius as a prose stylist. As a man who thrived on contradiction and whose work and beliefs were full of paradoxes it is difficult to "apply a basic philosophy of belief to his collective works". He believed in socialism but felt it inappropriate for a writer to formally become affiliated with a political party. He was an ardent patriot but criticised the English for their "class consciousness, their inablity to think logically and their lack of artistic ability". "His fierce honesty and passionate pursuit of truth angered many but made countless friendships among all sorts and conditions of men; and even enemies began to respect him."

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Fiona Putnam Fiona trained at Drama Studio London and the University of Hull. Her acting work includes: Viola in a tour of Twelfth Night (Changeling Theatre Company); Desdemona in Othello (Epsilon Productions); Julie in Cosi at the Bridewell Theatre (Ocean Theatre Company); Rachel in Snapshots and Bethsheba/ Georgina in The Ark, The Bride and The Coffin at the Old Red Lion (Fluff Productions); Dymphna in Dance Hall Days at the Riverside Studios (Irish Repertory Company UK); and the voice of the furies in the BBC4 dance film The Furies. Fiona produced and performed in The Portable Virgin, which premiered at the Bridewell Theatre and the Martin E. Segal Theater, New York as part of the 2004 off-Broadway season.

Michael Castleton Michael graduated from Dartington College of Arts with a Theatre Degree in 1995. After which he took up proper jobs in Banking and Photography until 1999, when the lure of taking to the stage in tights and make up became too great. Michael’s early work included directing a production of Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’. He also performed in a national tour of ‘Macbeth’ on a bouncy castle, and is proud to have been a silver hotpant clad dancer in the video for the unsuccessful Russian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest. Recently Michael has played Lysander in ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’ at Hampton Court Palace, and ‘Macbeth’ for stage and film. He also received a big cheque for a very small part in the film ‘Closer’. The part was cut, but he got to drink tea with Jude Law, and experience in the flesh the fact that Julia Roberts is much taller than he is. 16

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Rebecca Naylor Rebecca trained at Exeter University and Drama Studio London, graduating in 2000. Career highlights since include: "A Christmas Carol" in London's West End, an open-air UK tour of castles and stately homes with Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", "La Boheme" with Grange Park Opera, the hit comedy "I Am Star Trek" at the Edinburgh Festival, the role of Magrat in Terry Pratchett's "Lords and Ladies" and a stage adaptation of "Ben-Hur" (in which she got to play yet another horse!) She has also appeared in numerous short films and music videos. As a musician she has played clarinet in the Royal Festival Hall and Royal Albert Hall, toured internationally with the National Youth Choir and released two E.P.s as half of electro-pop duo Oosterdok (www.oosterdok.co.uk). In her spare time she enjoys long-distance walking and has just completed a 200 mile trek across England.

David Laughton David Laughton graduated from the Drama Studio, London in July 2005. Acting credits since graduation include Red Lion Square - a six part drama series for American TV, stage performances at the Union Theatre, London (The Little Dressmaker) , the Riverside Studios (Twelfth Night), the Edinburgh Festival (Lost Hearts) and the National Portrait Gallery (Concordia Foundation presents ‘Shakespeare and Love’). An accomplished pianist, violinist and singer, David also holds a Masters Degree from the Julliard School in New York and has appeared at many of the world’s leading concert venues including Carnegie Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London, Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam and the Louvre Museum in Paris. He recorded his first c.d. for the Marquis label in Canada in 2001 and has broadcast on radio and television throughout Europe and the USA. David was recently hailed by London’s Theatreland Magazine as “an amazing musician and wonderful comic actor.” 17

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Edmund Wood Edmund trained at Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama in London. Recent credits include Banquo in Macbeth and Bottom in A Midsummer Nights Dream (The Young Shakespeare Company), Stephano in The Tempest (The Orange Tree Theatre), Crump in The Titfield Thunderbolt (Third Space) and Nathan in The Sea Morgans Child(Chalkfoot). Film credits include Zebra Crossings and several short films. Alessandra Mayer – Costume Designer. Alessandra studied fine art and painting at the Academy of Art in Bologna, Italy. In 2002, she was awarded first prize in a Public Visual Art competition organised by the town council of Trento. In the same year, she moved to the U.K. in response to a personal need to extend the boundaries of her artistic language, through the exploration of creative design. In London, she graduated in Costume Design at Wimbledon School of Art and immediately began to collaborate with other artists, musicians and choreographers. Since then, as a freelance costume designer, she has designed for a wide variety of projects in dance, theatre, film and arts festivals, including projects at The Place, London, Howard Dance Theatre, London Contemporary Dance and the Guildhall School of Music. She has also created costumes for the Notting Hill Carnival and the London Mayer’s Thames Festival. In 2005 she was invited to design costumes for a London production of Animal Farm, directed by Barry Goldman and is delighted to be working with him again on a new production of Orwell’s classic story for Tour De Force Theatre. She now lives and works in London. Stamatina Papamichali Administration Tour De Force Theatre. Stamatina studied acting in Veaki School in Athens (1998-2001). She also holds a BA in French Language and Literature from the University of Athens. Before moving to London a couple of years ago, she spent 2 years in Paris studying for a MA in Performance Studies at the University Paris VIII – St Denis. Her dissertation was mainly examining the work of Théâtre du Soleil. As an actor she has worked on several shows and films in London, Paris and Athens. She has also worked with dancers on two physical shows (Toisallou & Cats on the roof) that she performed and co-directed. She speaks fluently Greek, Polish, French and English and occasionally works as a translator. Stamatina has been working as Tour de Force’s administrator since May 2006. 18

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Ida Blair and Eric, Motihari, Bengal, 1903.

Richard Walmesley Blair, Eric’s father, during his retirement in Southwold.

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Peter Joucla – Musical Director / Director of Tour De Force Theatre. Peter studied Performing Arts in London. He worked as a teacher and lecturer in colleges in England and Holland before moving full-time into theatre. He was musical director of ‘L’Amfipiarnaso’ for Trestle Theatre Company, and more recently for a production of ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’ at Northampton Theatre Royal. He has directed a wide number of productions, for adults and young people and for the Edinburgh Festival. In 1995 he fell upon the American Drama Group, and toured for several years as an actor, most notoriously as Bill Sikes in ‘Oliver Twist,’ and Boxer in ‘Animal Farm.’ Since then he has founded Tour De Force Theatre Company, based in the UK, with whom he has directed a wide range of touring productions including Bernard Shaw’s ‘The Importance of Being Earnest,’ George Orwell’s ‘1984,’ J.B. Priestley’s ‘An Inspector Calls.’ and Willy Russell’s classic comedy ‘Educating Rita.’ In addition to theatre, Peter is a published author, focusing mainly on work for young people. His book ‘Absurd, Black and Comic Sketches’ was published in 1991 and another is due the moment he gets a bit of free time.

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GRANTLY MARSHALL, actor, producer, founder of THE AMERICAN DRAMA GROUP EUROPE, begins his 30th season. This is his 187th production.

GUNNAR FRED KUEHN Canadian actor, director, and producer has been with the company for 20 years. He is especially interested in producing Holland and Italy.

ALEXANDRA LEIPOLD received her degree in Chinese Studies in 2006 from the LudwigsMaximilian-Universität, München, and began immediately to work for THE AMERICAN DRAMA GROUP EUROPE.

ANGELIKA MARTIN has been involved in cultural management since the 1980’s. After completing assignments with various city governments in Germany, she became free lance and has worked with THE AMERICAN DRAMA GROUP EUROPE for the past 16 seasons.

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THE AMERICAN DRAMA GROUP EUROPE - HISTORY THE AMERICAN DRAMA GROUP EUROPE was formed by Ohio native Grantly Marshall in 1978 in the city of Munich. It was linked in the beginning to the University of Munich where the first performances were held. It expanded quickly to other theatres in Munich and also began to give guest performances in other German cities. The expansion was continued to include many countries in Europe and Asia. The actors come from New York, London, and Paris (in 1985 French theatre performances were added to our repertoire) where the productions are cast and directed. The plays performed include American, British, and French classic and modern dramas such as DEATH OF A SALESMAN, A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE, OUR TOWN, WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF?, ARSENIC AND OLD LACE, HAROLD AND MAUDE, OF MICE AND MEN, EDUCATING RITA, KING LEAR, THE CANTERVILLE GHOST, AMADEUS, SLEUTH, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, ANIMAL FARM, THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY, OLIVER TWIST, THE BEGGAR’S OPERA, THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, LE PETIT PRINCE, EDUCATING RITA, RHINOCEROS, HUIS CLOS, LE BOURGEOIS GENTILHOMME, ANTIGONE, FABLES, EXERCICES DE STYLE, CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, DAVID COPPERFIELD, THE GREAT GATSBY, MOBY DICK, PYGMALION, THE GRAPES OF WRATH, MAUPASSANT, DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE, MACBETH, THE GHOSTS OF POE, DINNER FOR ONE, CANDIDE. The goal of THE AMERICAN DRAMA GROUP EUROPE is to perform high quality theatre in as many countries in the world as possible. Our 2005-2006 schedule, May 2005-May 2006, includes the following productions:

KING LEAR, LE PETIT PRINCE, A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2 productions), EDUCATING RITA, MACBETH, FRANKENSTEIN, MOON PALACE, L´ETRANGER. In 1994 THE AMERICAN DRAMA GROUP EUROPE began touring European Castles. CASTLE TOUR 2007 THE TEMPEST features many illustrious places and surprises. We are hoping to make it a pan-European tour. Wish us luck with the weather. We hope that you will be able to attend and enjoy our performances and wish you all the best for the coming theatre season.

Grantly Marshall THE AMERICAN DRAMA GROUP EUROPE

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Presents THEATRE SEASON 2006/2007

CASTLE TOUR 2006 - TAMING OF THE SHREW - William Shakespeare ANIMAL FARM - George Orwell HUIS CLOS - Jean-Paul Sartre (French Language) FRANKENSTEIN - Mary Shelley (Smith/Stebbings) EDUCATING RITA - Willy Russell A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Charles Dickens (2 versions) KING LEAR - William Shakespeare FAHRENHEIT 451 - Ray Bradbury MACBETH - William Shakespeare SHORT STORIES - Joseph Conrad, William Somerset Maugham, Salman Rushdie L´ETRANGER – Albert Camus (French Language) CASTLE TOUR 2007 - THE TEMPEST - William Shakespeare THE AMERICAN DRAMA GROUP EUROPE TNT THEATRE 28 Danes Road Exeter EX4 6JQ Tel./Fax 0044-1392-410575 E mail: [email protected]

ART PROMOTION Feldstr. 21 D-85445 Oberding Tel. 08122 / 4 26 66 Fax 08122 / 4 26 67 [email protected]

Grantly Marshall Karolinenplatz 3 D-80333 München Tel: (49) 89 / 34 38 03 Fax: (49) 89 / 340 11 90 [email protected] www.adg-europe.com

Gunnar Kuehn Maistr. 33 D-80337 München Tel: (49) 89 / 38 88 91 29 Fax: (49) 89 / 38 88 91 29 [email protected]

THEATRE EN ANGLAIS Tel et fax: 33(0)1 55 02 37 87 http://theatre.anglais.free.fr 4 bis rue de Strasbourg, 92600 Asnières-Sur-Seine, France

TOUR DE FORCE THEATRE 87A High Street Tring, Herts HP 23 4 AB Tel: 0044-1442-827934 [email protected] www.tdftheatre.co.uk

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