National Theatre Live: War Horse (2014)
War · Drama
Overview
Based on Michael Morpurgo's novel and adapted for the stage by Nick Stafford, War Horse takes audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon to the trenches of First World War France. War Horse received its world premiere on October 9, 2007 at the National Theatre in London, UK where it played for two seasons before opening at the New London Theatre in London, UK in March 2009, and was later made into a 2011 movie. Since then, the stage play has been seen in over 100 cities in 15 countries, including productions on Broadway, in Toronto, Berlin, and Australia, with touring productions in the UK and Ireland, North America, the Netherlands, and Belgium.
Cast
- Ashleigh Cheadle as Joey as a foal
- Tamsin Fessey as Joey as a foal
- Emma Thornett as Joey as a foal/Paulette/Nurse Annie Gilbert
- Nicholas Hart as Joey (head)
- Andrew London as Joey (heart)
- Sam Wilmott as Joey (hind)
- Nigel Allen as Topthorn (head)
- Michael Taibi as Topthorn (heart)
- Lewis Peploe as Topthorn (hind)
- Tom Meredith as The Goose