Marking the 80th anniversary of Animal Farm, a Leeds Playhouse production of the dystopian classic has been nominated for one of the most prestigious awards in British theatre. Many of the themes in ...

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A chicken farm in Leeds is under investigation by the RSPCA following allegations of mistreatment of hens and poor conditions. Harper Farm, based off Whitehall Road near Wortley, was the subject of an ...

George Orwell’s “little squib”, as he described the first draft of Animal Farm to his agent, turned out to be more of a big bang. His brilliantly original indictment of Stalinism – shaped by his ...

NIKOLAI Foster, the 28-year-old Yorkshire director of the moment, has already overseen the musical drama Bollywood Jane and feminist study of love, loss and loneliness, Salonika at the West Yorkshire ...

Orwell’s tale of oppression, revolution and betrayal set amongst the animals in a farm. One of the most important books of the 20th Century. Mr Jones is forced to abandon his farm by his mistreated ...