National Theatre Live: War Horse

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

Joey as a foal

Tamsin Fessey

Joey as a foal

Emma Thornett

Joey as a foal/Paulette/Nurse Annie Gilbert

Nicholas Hart

Joey (head)

N/A

Andrew London

Joey (heart)

Sam Wilmott

Joey (hind)

Nigel Allen

Topthorn (head)

Michael Taibi

Topthorn (heart)

Lewis Peploe

Topthorn (hind)

Tom Meredith

The Goose

Alex Avery

Captain Nicholls

Oliver Beamish

Sergeant Allan/Colonel Strauss