| Wikipedia: War Horse (play) |
| War Horse | |
| Written by | Michael Morpurgo, Nick Stafford |
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| Characters | Major Nicholls Emilie Chapman Carter Rudi Sergeant Bone Colonel Strauss Sergeant Fine Captain Stewart Soldat Schmidt Veterinary Officer Martin David Taylor Soldat Schultz Song Man Dr. Schweyk Coco Geordie Joey Joey's mother Topthorn Goose Swallow Rose Narracott Private Shaw Veterinary Officer Bright Karl Crow Major Callaghan Paulette Ned Warren Heine Albert Narracott Sergeant Thunder Soldat Klebb Arthur Warren Soldat Manfred Hauptmann Friedrich Müller |
| Date premiered | 17 October 2007 |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | The thousands of horses that served in the first World War and one boy's search to be reunited with his horse, which has been sent off to serve. |
| Setting | England and France, 1914 |
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War Horse is an adaptation by Nick Stafford of a book of the same name by acclaimed children's writer, Michael Morpurgo. It is was first staged on 17 October 2007 at the National Theatre on London's South Bank and ran through to 14 February 2008.[1] The production returned to the National Theatre for a second run from 10 September 2008 to 18 March 2009. It transferred to the West End's New London Theatre ten days after it closed at the National, and is booking until the end of September 2009.[2]
The production was met with critical acclaim — its use of life-size puppets of horses from the Handspring Puppet Company won an Olivier Award, Evening Standard Theatre Award and London Critics' Circle Theatre Award for design.[3]
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Synopsis
At the outbreak of World War I, 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 dangerous mission to find him and bring him home.
Cast
Original Production
Jamie Ballard - Major Nicholls
Alice Barclay - Swallow/Emilie
Jason Barnett - Chapman Carter/Rudi
James Barriscale - Sergeant Bone/Colonel Strauss/Sergeant Fine
Simon Bubb - Captain Stewart/Soldat Schmidt
Finn Caldwell - Topthorn/Veterinary Officer Martin
Paul Chequer - David Taylor/Soldat Schultz
Tim van Eyken - Song Man
Thomas Goodridge - Young Joey/Topthorn
Stephen Harper - Joey's mother/Dr. Schweyk/Coco/Geordie
Thusitha Jayasundera - Rose Narracott/Private Shaw
Gareth Kennerley - Veterinary Officer Bright/Karl
Craig Leo - Crow/Joey
Rachel Leonard - Young Joey/Emilie
Tim Lewis - Topthorn/Major Callaghan
Tommy Luther - Joey
Mervyn Millar - Young Joey/Emilie
Emily Mytton - Paulette/Crow
Toby Olié - Swallow/Joey/Crow
Toby Sedgwick - Ted Narracott/Coco
Ashley Taylor-Rhys - Ned Warren/Heine
Luke Treadaway - Albert Narracott
Howard Ward - Sergeant Thunder/Soldat Klebb
Alan Williams - Arthur Warren/Soldat Manfred
Matthew Woodyatt - Heine/Ensemble
Angus Wright - Hauptmann Friedrich Müller
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