Thursday, 27 February 2025

War Horse


War Horse, Lyttelton Theatre, 2018.

Cast: Marcus Adolphy, Adam Barlow, Peter Becker, Joelle Brabban, Jasper William Cartwright, Jo Castleton, Jonathan Charles, Thomas Dennis, Bob Fox, Jason Furnival, Max Gallagher, Chris Garner, William Ilkley, Ben Ingles, Billy IRving, Kiran Landa, Gwilym Lloyd, Jack Lord, Toyin Omari-Kinch, Arinder Sadhra, Elizabeth Stretton, Simon Victor, Thomas Gilbey.

Based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford
Directors: Marianne Elliott & Tom Morris

This might have been the first production I saw at the cinema via NT Live and it really impressed me, both for the play and the way it worked in the cinema. But it took me until the tenth anniversary production to actually see it in a theatre and I loved it all over again. I'm seeing it on tour this autumn and am ready to be impressed. What a pity we had to endure the sentimental Spielberg film. This is one of those reminders of how good theatre can be.

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