That George Orwell's "Animal Farm" is political satire is the accepted view. That it has been translated to a Bahasa Melayu play called "Kandang" is relevant to current times.
And also rather explosive.
Like the book, "Kandang" explores the use of power by both humans and animals but there are light and local touches, including a new character, Jalak, a flamboyant rooster who also acts as the narrator.
Before one even gets to the theme of how the Seven Commandments of Animalism in the novella with its first principle: All animals are equal, get shredded as Napoleon and his cronies purge their rivals and smear their reputations, ending in the commandment: All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others, there is the in-your-face presence of the lead characters, who are Pigs, Babi!
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