The National Theatre of Great Britain's Tony Award®-Winning production
WAR HORSE
PLAYING MELBOURNE'S REGENT THEATRE
37 PERFORMANCES ONLY
ADDITIONAL MATINEES ADDED, NEW SEATS RELEASED
DIRECT FROM THE SOLD OUT LONDON SEASON
FEATURING A 34 STRONG COMPANY FROM THE UK
Experience an unforgettable theatrical journey when the National Theatre of Great Britain's internationally acclaimed production of War Horse comes to Melbourne's Regent Theatre from 10 January 2020, direct from a sell-out season in London.
New seats go on sale this Friday 15 November, including extra matinee dates, with only 37 performances of this six-time winner at Broadway's Tony Awards®.
Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, War Horse features a 34 strong cast and more than 20 puppets. It is the most successful play in the National Theatre's history, has won more than 25 international awards and has now been seen by over eight million people worldwide, in 98 cities across 12 countries. It even has Her Majesty the Queen's seal of approval!
"An astonishing piece of theatre." - Time Out, London
"Extraordinary theatre. Brilliant, bold and moving." - The Age, Melbourne
A remarkable story of courage, loyalty and friendship, it tells the story of a young boy called Albert and his horse Joey, set against the backdrop of the First World War. This powerfully moving and imaginative drama is a show of phenomenal inventiveness, filled with stirring music and songs, featuring ground-breaking puppetry work by South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company, which brings breathing, galloping horses to life on stage.
The production has a cast of 34: Kofi Aidoo-Appiah (Topthorn head), Rianna Ash (Joey head), Huw Blainey (Geordie), Matthew Booth (Allan/Brandt/Manfred), Jo Castleton (Rose Narracott), Jonathan Cobb (Goose/Schnabel), Colin Connor (Ted), Ben Cutler (Nicholls), Khalid Daley (David/Baby Joey), Zoe Halliday (Topthorn hind), Danny Hendrix (Billy/Heine/Klebb), Alex Hooper (Joey heart), Lewis Howard (Joey/Topthorn heart), William Ilkley (Arthur), Michael Jean-Marain (Topthorn heart), Andrew Keay (Joey/Topthorn hind), Clive Keene (Greig/ Sergeant Fine), Natalie Kimmerling (Emilie), Kiran Landa (Paulette/Baby Joey), Mark Matthews (Joey hind), Scott Miller (Albert Narracott), Katharine Moraz (Annie Gilbert), Ben Murray (Songman), Christopher Naylor (Friedrich/Priest), Samuel Parker (Joey/Topthorn hind), Tom Quinn (Joey/Topthorn head), Gareth Radcliffe (Carter/Strauss), Domonic Ramsden (Joey/Topthorn heart), Jack Simpson (Klausen), Tom Stacy (Joey/Topthorn head), Elizabeth Stretton (Matron Callaghan/Baby Joey), Kenton Thomas (Bone/Schweyk/Vet Martin), Charlie Tighe (Stewart/Heine/Ludwig) and Matthew Trevannion (Sergeant Thunder).
"A landmark theatre event" - Time Magazine
"Be sure not to miss this stunning show!" - The Times, London
War Horse is presented in Australia by the National Theatre of Great Britain and Trafalgar Entertainment.
War Horse
Regent Theatre, Melbourne
Opening 10 January 2020
Tickets from $59.90 *subject to availability; a handling fee applies
warhorseonstage.com.au
War Horse is also touring to the Lyric Theatre in Sydney and Crown Theatre in Perth.
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