War Horse

This spectacular, emotional drama from Great Britain’s National Theatre is based on the celebrated novel by Michael Morpurgo, the former Children’s Laureate and award-winning author, and adapted for the stage by Nick Stafford. Set against the backdrop of the First World War, it deals with such universal themes as friendship, loyalty, and bravery through the exploration of the extraordinary bond between a young recruit and his horse. Actors working with magnificent life-sized puppets by the internationally renowned Handspring Puppet Company lead us on a gripping journey through history, told through the eyes of Joey, a workhorse from a farm in Devon.

At the outbreak of the Great War, young Albert’s beloved horse Joey is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. He is soon in the line of enemy fire, and fate takes him on an extraordinary odyssey, in the course of which he will serve 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.

War Horse is the winner of five 2011 Tony Awards^®, including Best Play, a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Play, and a Drama Desk Special Award “for thrilling stagecraft.”