| War Horse | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:War-Horse_Poster.jpg) War Horse stageplay advertising poster | |
| Written by | Michael Morpurgo (novel) Nick Stafford (play) |
| Date premiered | 17 October 2007 |
| Place premiered | Royal National Theatre, London, England |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | England, France (1912–1918) |
| National Theatre (London); Lincoln Center Theater (New York); Princess of Wales Theatre (Toronto) | |
War Horse is a play based on the book of the same name by writer Michael Morpurgo, adapted for stage by Nick Stafford. Originally Morpurgo thought "they must be mad" to try to make a play from his best-selling 1982 novel; but the play was a great success.[1] The play's West End and Broadway productions are directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris; it features life-size horse puppets by the Handspring Puppet Company of South Africa, the movements of which were choreographed by Toby Sedgwick.
- ^ Morpurgo, Michael (21 August 2010). "Adapt and survive". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 February 2011.