Arts Beyond the Classroom

A group blog for families to share experiences of culture in London.

The Warhorse at The New London Theatre December 11th 2009

from Gwenan Thomas | Comment (2) | Jan 5, 2010 Gwenan Thomas

Second time round- I saw this back in August and couldn't wait to see it again. The play is based on the moving book by Michael Morpurgo and set during the first world war. The set is simple and the story told through song and words. The stars of the show are thre horses- giant mechanical puppets which manage to capture t allhe subtle movements of horses- the flicker of a tail or an ear, eyelids opening and closing, the rise and fall of a torso.


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