War Horse

Synopsis/Company

I want you to do yourself proud, Joey. You go and drive those Germans back where they've come from, and then come home to me. At the outbreak of World War one, Joey, young Albert's beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. he's soon caught up in enemy fire, and fate takes him on an extraordinary odyssey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man's land. but Albert cannot forget Joey and, still not old enough to enlist, he embarks on a treacherous mission to find him and bring him home. Do I look like I know the latest on every effing ?orse in the war? Do I look like an effing equine expert or even an effing equestrian enthusiast? Your squadron no longer exists. That's all I know, Private. Suitable for 12yrs+ Running time 2 hours 25 minutes inc. interval.


Performers Alex Avery (Captain Nicholls), Joshua Blake (John Greig), Pascale Burgess (Paulette), Richard Cant (Priest/Friedrich Muller), Sam Clark (Joey/Hind), Kate Colebrook (Baby Joey/Emilie), Emily Cooper (Joey/Topthorn Hind/Goose), Matt Costain (Topthorn Hind/Goose), Ewen Cummins (Chapman Carter/Col. Strauss/Soldat Schmidtt), Danny Dalton (David Taylor), Matthew Forbes (Joey Head), Bob Fox (Songman), Thomas Goodridge (Joey/Topthorn Hind), Owain Gwynn (Joey/Topthorn Heart), Jack Holden (Albert Narracott), Robert Horwell (Arthur Narracott/Sgt Thunder), Christian Jenner (Dr Schweyk/Heine/Sgt Fine), Luke Jerdy (Billy Narracott/Coco/Ludwig), Curtis Jordan (Joey/Topthorn Head/Goose), Louise Kempton (Annie Gilbert), Dominic Leeder (Topthorn Heart), Henry Maynard (Topthorn Head), Shaun McKee (Joey/Topthorn Heart/Geordie), Steve Nicolson (Ted Narrator), Christopher Patrick Nolan (Gefreiter Karl/Vet Martin), Jack Parker (Topthorn Head), Malcolm Ridley (Sgt Allan/Soldat Manfred), Mat Ruttle (Bone/Heine), William Rycroft (Captain Stewart/Rudi), Rachel Sanders (Rose Narracott), Eliot Short (Klebb/Fiddler), Meghan Treadway (Baby Joey), John Trindle (Baby Joey), Adam Welsh (Johann Schnabel/Sentry Shaw), Tom Wilton (Joey Heart). Book by Michael Morpurgo. Adapted by Nick Stafford. Corporate Sponsor Accenture. Producer National Theatre. Producer National Angels. Company Handspring Puppet Company. Director Marianne Elliott. Director Tom Morris. Design Rae Smith. Design Adrian Kohler (puppet). Design Basil Jones (puppets). Lighting Paule Constable. Design Leo Warner (video - for Fifty Nine Ltd). Design Mark Grimmer (video). Sound Christopher Shutt. Director Toby Sedgwick (movement). Music Adrian Sutton. Lyrics John Tams. Design Leo Warner (video - for Fifty-Nine Productions Ltd). Design Mark Grimmer (video - for Fifty-Nine Productions Ltd).

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