War Horse...

Based on the novel by the former children's laureate Michael Morpurgo, this book might seem impossible to stage. Telling the story of the First World War through the eyes of a horse, Joey, who is sold to a yeomanry cavalry division, shipped off to France, ends up wounded and wandering in no-man's land, I can see this being a bit of a weepy... Directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, with evocative music by Adrian Sutton and moving songs by that great folkie, John Tams (love him!), War Horse is one of the most powerfully moving and imaginative productions of recent years...