War Horse

The New London Theatre on Drury Lane is currently the home to the Nick Stafford adaptation of War Horse. The play was adapted from the Michael Morpurgo novel and was first performed at the National Theatre on London’s South Bank in October 2007 and continued through until February 2008. The play was so successful that it returned to the stage in September 2008 at the National Theatre until March 2009. The play re-opened at the New London Theatre immediately after closing at the National Theatre. War Horse has been acclaimed for the Handspring Puppet Company’s life sized horse puppet of ‘Joey’. The South African company has been the market leader in puppetry since 1985 and has become even better known thanks to its work in the play.

The play has successfully obtained a Laurence Olivier Award, an Evening Standard Theatre Award and a London Critics Circle Theatre Award for the performances of War Horse. The play stars Luke Treadaway as Albert Naracott, Toby Sedgwick as Ned Naracott and Angus Wright as Captain Nicholls. The critics have had nothing but praise for the play, the times recently reported that it was “‘so exhilarating it makes you rejoice to be alive. Its sheer skill and invention are awe-inspiring.'