Rehearsal photos released for the upcoming tour of War Horse 

Rehearsal photos have been released for the National Theatre’s production of War Horse which comes to The Lowry this September. 

The internationally acclaimed production based on Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel comes to The Lowry rom Wednesday September 18 to Saturday September 28 this year as part of a major new UK & Ireland Tour.

War Horse, adapted by Nick Stafford and originally directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, has become the most successful play in the history of the National Theatre, winning more than 25 major awards and has been seen by over 8.3 million people worldwide. This new tour is co-produced with Michael Harrison, Fiery Angel, and Playing Field.

War Horse tells the remarkable story of a young boy called Albert and his horse Joey, set against the backdrop of the First World War.

This imaginative drama is filled with stirring music and songs, featuring puppetry work by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, which brings breathing, galloping, charging, horses to life on stage.

This tour of War Horse marks 110 years since the start of the First World War and follows the 40^th anniversary of the publication of Michael Morpurgo’s global best-selling novel, which has now sold over 35 million copies world-wide and in 37 different languages.

War Horse received its world premiere on 9 October 2007 at the National Theatre, where it played for two seasons before opening at the New London Theatre in March 2009.

Since then, War Horse has been seen in 97 cities in 14 countries, including productions on Broadway, in Toronto and Berlin, with touring productions in the UK and Ireland, North America, the Netherlands and Belgium.

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