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War Horse is a play based on the book of the same name by writer Michael Morpurgo, adapted for stage by Nick Stafford. Originally Morpurgo thought "they must be mad" to try to make a play from his best-selling 1982 novel; but the play was a great success.
- 17 October 2007
- Royal National Theatre, London, England
- England, France (1912–1918)
The National Theatre’s acclaimed production of War Horse returns in an all-new UK tour. See this extraordinary story come to life on stage. Buy tickets from £25.
Synopsis. In 1912, a young foal is sold at auction. He quickly develops a friendship with Albert, the teen who trains him and names him Joey. But only a few years later, the Great War erupts on the European continent, and Joey is sold into the British army.
War Horse centers on the relationship between Albert, a teenager growing up on a farm in Devon, England, just before World War I, and his beloved half-thoroughbred horse, Joey. Albert’s family...
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