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War Horse

Wed 10 - Sat 20 Sep 2025
Main Stage, Theatre Royal

EVENT INFORMATION

Evenings: 7.30pm
Matinees: Thu 2pm, Sat 2.30pm, Sun 14 & Wed 17 2pm
Running time: 2hrs 45mins (including interval)
Recommended: 10+, contains strobes, strong language, loud bangs and pyrotechnics
Audio Described perf with pre-show Touch Tour: Sat 13 Sep, 2.30pm
BSL and Captioned perf: Sat 20 Sep, 2.30pm
15% discount for Friends Plus and 10% discount for Friends, both Mon-Thu perfs only
No discount available for Flexi Priority Pass

Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo
Adapted by Nick Stafford
In association with the award-winning Handspring Puppet Company

THE GLOBAL PHENOMENON RETURNS

The National Theatre’s acclaimed production returns in an all-new UK and Ireland tour.
War Horse is an unforgettable theatrical experience which takes audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon to the trenches of First World War France.

Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, this powerfully moving and imaginative drama, filled with stirring music and songs, is a show of phenomenal inventiveness. At its heart are astonishing life-sized horses by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, who bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage.

At the outbreak of World War One, Joey, young Albert’s beloved horse, is sold to the Cavalry and shipped to France. He’s soon caught up in enemy fire, and fate takes him on an extraordinary journey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in No Man’s Land. Albert, who remained on his parents’ Devon farm, cannot forget Joey. Though still not old enough to enlist, he embarks on a treacherous mission to find Joey and bring him home.

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Booking dates:
Friends Plus – Mon 2 Dec, 10am
Friends – Wed 4 Dec, 10am
Flexi Priority Pass/Advantage/Groups/Schools – Fri 6 Dec, 10am
Public – Tue 10 Dec, 10am

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