

National Theatre Live: War Horse
2014, English. Directed by Tim Van Someren & Marianne Elliott & Tom Morris.
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.
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- English
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Cast & crew
- Tim Van SomerenDirector
- Marianne ElliottDirector
- Tom MorrisDirector
- Ashleigh CheadleJoey as a foal
- Tamsin FesseyJoey as a foal
- Emma ThornettJoey as a foal/Paulette/Nurse Annie Gilbert
- Nicholas HartJoey (head)
- Andrew LondonJoey (heart)
- Sam WilmottJoey (hind)
- Nigel AllenTopthorn (head)
- Michael TaibiTopthorn (heart)
- Lewis PeploeTopthorn (hind)
- Tom MeredithThe Goose
- Alex AveryCaptain Nicholls
- Oliver BeamishSergeant Allan/Colonel Strauss
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- Released
- 27 February 2014
- Country
- United Kingdom
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What National Theatre Live: War Horse is based on
National Theatre Live: War Horse is based on War Horse, a 1982 novel by Michael Morpurgo.
Novel · 1982
War Horse
By Michael Morpurgo
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If you liked National Theatre Live: War Horse, try The War Below, War Horse, Flyboys.
Who directed National Theatre Live: War Horse?
National Theatre Live: War Horse (2014) was directed by Tim Van Someren and Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris and stars Ashleigh Cheadle, Tamsin Fessey, Emma Thornett.
What is National Theatre Live: War Horse based on?
National Theatre Live: War Horse is based on War Horse, a 1982 novel by Michael Morpurgo.