The National Theatre production of War Horse will return to stages for the first time in almost five years later in 2024.
The much-loved stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel will travel across the UK, beginning with a run at the New Wimbledon Theatre in London between September 5 and 14.
It'll then head to the Lowry in Salford between September 18 and 2, the Mayflower Theatre in Southampton between October 8 and 19, the Marlowe in Canterbury between October 22 and November 2, Sunderland Empire between November 5 and 16, Plymouth's Theatre Royal between November 26 and December 7, and the New Theatre in Oxford between December 10 and January 4.
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Directed by Tom Morris, the global theatrical phenomenon tells the story of a boy and his horse who experience the horrors of the First World War.
The show closed in the West End in 2016, having delivered over 3,000 performances at the New London Theatre, now the Gillian Lynne Theatre. Morris said in a statement:
"It is a huge privilege to be invited to revisit War Horse and to share this powerful story once more with audiences around the country. Michael Morpurgo’s brilliant idea, to explore the crushing violence of war through the experience of a horse, makes his story as powerful and resonant today as it has ever been. And in this time of increasing commercialism in theatre, it’s worth remembering that the production which carried War Horse to an international audience was a wild experiment, developed through workshops at the National Theatre Studio, the unique theatre laboratory where ground-breaking hits from Coram Boy and London Road to The Witches were devised.
"It has been an enormous thrill to return there in recent months to reunite Adrian Kohler’s magnificent puppets with designer Rae Smith, composer Adrian Sutton and other members of the original cast and creative team to start the process of bringing Joey back to the stage."
The production has hit stages in 14 countries and has been watched by over eight million people worldwide. It was also adapted for film by director Steven Spielberg in 2012.
NEW // The National Theatre’s awe-inspiring production of War Horse will storm venues across the UK this autumn, brought to life by incredible, life-sized horse puppets.
Thu September 05 2024 - LONDON New Wimbledon Theatre
Wed September 18 2024 - MANCHESTER Lowry
Tue October 08 2024 - SOUTHAMPTON Mayflower Theatre
Tue October 22 2024 - CANTERBURY Marlowe
Tue November 05 2024 - SUNDERLAND Empire
Tue November 26 2024 - PLYMOUTH Theatre Royal
Tue December 10 2024 - OXFORD New Theatre
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