War Horse
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 journey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man’s land. Albert, who remained on his parents’ Devon farm, cannot forget Joey. Though still not old enough to enlist he embarks on a treacherous mission to find him and bring him home.
Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, this powerfully moving and imaginative drama, filled with stirring music and songs, is a show of phenomenal inventiveness. At its heart are astonishing life-sized horses by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, who bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage.
War Horse is an unforgettable theatrical event which takes audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon to the trenches of First World War France.
*** This was the world premiere production made by the original cast, crew and creative team. ***
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Albert Narracott | Luke Treadaway |
|---|---|
| Arthur Warren / Soldat Manfred | Alan Williams |
| Captain Stewart / Soldat Schmidt | Simon Bubb |
| Chapman Carter / Rudi | Jason Barnett |
| Crow / Joey | Craig Leo |
| David Taylor / Soldat Schultz | Paul Chequer |
| Hauptmann Friedrich Müller | Angus Wright |
| Heine, a horse / Ensemble | Matthew Woodyatt |
| Joey | Tommy Luther |
| Joey’s mother, a horse / Dr. Schweyk / Coco, a horse / Geordie | Stephen Harper |
| Major Nicholls | Jamie Ballard |
| Musician (Music Director, trumpet, flugelhorn, bugle) | Colin Rae |
| Ned Warren / Heine, a horse | Ashley Taylor-Rhys |
| Paulette / Crow | Emily Mytton |
| Rose Narracott / Private Shaw | Thusitha Jayasundera |
| Sergeant Bone / Colonel Strauss / Sergeant Fine | James Barriscale |
| Sergeant Thunder / Soldat Klebb | Howard Ward |
| Song Man | Tim Van Eyken |
| Swallow / Emilie | Alice Barclay |
| Swallow / Joey / Crow | Toby Olié |
| Ted Narracott / Coco, a horse | Toby Sedgwick |
| Topthorn / Major Callaghan | Tim Lewis |
| Topthorn / Veterinary Officer Martin | Finn Caldwell |
| Veterinary Officer Bright / Karl | Gareth Kennerley |
| Young Joey / Emilie | Rachel Leonard |
| Young Joey / Emilie | Mervyn Millar |
| Young Joey / Topthorn | Thomas Goodridge |
Crew | |
| Adaptor | Nick Stafford |
| Assistant Costume Supervisor | Jo Hunt |
| Assistant Production Manager | Tom Richardson |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Ian Connop |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Cynthia Duberry |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Vicki Liles |
| Assistant to the Designer | William Fricker |
| Assistant to the Designer | Susannah Morgan |
| Assistant to the Lighting Designer | Nick Simmons |
| Associate | Mervyn Millar |
| Company Voice Work | Kate Godfrey |
| Company Voice Work | Jeanette Nelson |
| Costume Supervisor | Johanna Coe |
| Deputy Stage Manager | Janice Heyes |
| Design Associate | Tim Blazdell |
| Designer | Rae Smith |
| Director | Marianne Elliott |
| Director | Tom Morris |
| Director of Movement | Toby Sedgwick |
| French Translation | Christopher Campbell |
| German Translation | Heike Roemer |
| Lighting Designer | Paule Constable |
| Music | Adrian Sutton |
| Music Associate | Anthony Reeves |
| Music Director | Harvey Brough |
| Musician (clarinet) | Susi Evans |
| Musician (French horn, tenor horn) | Richard Ashton |
| Musician (tenor trombone, euphonium) | Tracy Holloway |
| Musician (trumpet, cornet, piccolo trumpet) | Andy Callard |
| Original Novel | Michael Morpurgo |
| Poster Designer | Michael Mayhew |
| Production Manager | Sacha Milroy |
| Production Photographer | Simon Annand |
| Prop Supervisor | Ellie Smith |
| Puppet Design & Fabrication (for Handspring Puppet Company) | Basil Jones |
| Puppet Design & Fabrication (for Handspring Puppet Company) | Adrian Kohler |
| Songmaker | John Tams |
| Sound Designer | Christopher Shutt |
| Staff Director | Polly Findlay |
| Stage Manager | Jane Suffling |
| Video Designer (for Fifty Nine Productions Ltd) | Mark Grimmer |
| Video Designer (for Fifty Nine Productions Ltd) | Leo Warner |
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- War Horse by Simon Annand
- War Horse by Simon Annand
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