George Orwell is best known as the author of 1984 and of Animal Farm with one of my favorite lines which I remember as, "All pigs are equal, but some pigs are more equal than other pigs." However, his first novel first novel was Burmese Days based on his time as a military policeman in Burma. This has now been adapted as a play by Ryan Mitchell which is being performed at 59E59.
The play is a well told story of betrayal and intrigue in Burma between the wars as we used to say in the old days, but what makes the play compelling is the skill of a cast of English actors who can shift from character to character across ethnic lines just by changing posture and voice (and accent). They are amazing, all of them.
Well done.
The play is a well told story of betrayal and intrigue in Burma between the wars as we used to say in the old days, but what makes the play compelling is the skill of a cast of English actors who can shift from character to character across ethnic lines just by changing posture and voice (and accent). They are amazing, all of them.
Well done.
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