The Theatre Royal, Glasgow is one the most recent venues set to see the National Theatre’s international smash-hit manufacturing of War Horse go to as a part of a serious 18-month UK and Ireland tour. The unforgettable theatrical occasion based mostly on Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel, arrives for the first time in Glasgow for 2 weeks from 25 March – 5 April 2025.
War Horse, tailored by Nick Stafford and initially directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, has grow to be essentially the most profitable play within the historical past of the National Theatre, successful greater than 25 main awards and has been seen by over 8.3 million folks worldwide. This all-new tour is co-produced with Michael Harrison, Fiery Angel, and Playing Field.
War Horse tells the outstanding story of a younger boy known as Albert and his horse Joey, set in opposition to the backdrop of the First World War. This powerfully shifting and imaginative drama is a present of phenomenal inventiveness, stuffed with stirring music and songs, that includes ground-breaking puppetry work by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, which brings respiration, galloping, charging, horses to thrilling life on stage and has impressed a era of theatre-makers since its premiere in 2007.
At the outbreak of World War One, Joey, younger Albert’s beloved horse, is bought to the Cavalry and shipped to France. He’s quickly caught up in enemy fireplace, and destiny takes him on a rare journey, serving on either side earlier than discovering himself alone in no man’s land. Albert, who remained on his mother and father’ Devon farm, can not overlook Joey. Though nonetheless not sufficiently old to enlist he embarks on a treacherous mission to search out him and convey him dwelling.
This tour of War Horse marks 110 years because the begin of the First World War and follows the 40th anniversary of the publication of Michael Morpurgo’s international best-selling novel, which has now bought over 35 million copies world-wide and in 37 completely different languages.
Theatre Royal Glasgow
25 March – 5 April 2025
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on sale from 16 May
Age Recommendation: 10+
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