Ivan Heng – director, movement director and set designer – shares his ideas and inspiration behind Wild Rice’s classic and profoundly relevant production of Animal Farm. Warning: mild spoilers ahead!
Over 40 years since he first adapted George Orwell’s classic novel for the stage, Ian Wooldridge is in town for Wild Rice’s 20th-anniversary production of Animal Farm. He chats with us about why and how he adapted the book himself, and what it’s been like working with Ivan Heng for over three decades.
In this quick chat with director Ivan Heng, he shares his motivation and inspiration for working with Julian Wong to expand a 40-minute concert into a full-length musical tribute to the legendary Zubir Said.