I have heard about this play - the story is wonderful - and the puppets used on stage to represent horses - come to life in the most unbelievable way!
This is the official "War Horse" website: http://www.warhorseonbroadway.com/
This is a short video about the development of the puppets - definitely worth a watch!
Dress rehearsals with the puppets -
Then - Steven Spielberg has made it into a movie (real horses - no puppets) - that is due to be released in August:
http://thefilmstage.com/2011/03/11/first-official-photo-steven-spielbergs-war-horse/
I can't wait to see this!!! Here is a synopsis of the plot:
Brief Synposis: From director Steven Spielberg comes WAR HORSE, an epic adventure for audiences of all ages. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, WAR HORSE begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meetsBritish cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughterbefore the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Mans Land.
The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horsean odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship and high adventure. WAR HORSE is one of the great stories of friendship and wara successful book, it was turned into a hugely successful international theatrical hit that is arriving on Broadway next year. It now comes to screen in an epic adaptation by one of the great directors in film history.
This is the official "War Horse" website: http://www.warhorseonbroadway.com/
This is a short video about the development of the puppets - definitely worth a watch!
Dress rehearsals with the puppets -
Then - Steven Spielberg has made it into a movie (real horses - no puppets) - that is due to be released in August:
http://thefilmstage.com/2011/03/11/first-official-photo-steven-spielbergs-war-horse/
I can't wait to see this!!! Here is a synopsis of the plot:
Brief Synposis: From director Steven Spielberg comes WAR HORSE, an epic adventure for audiences of all ages. Set against a sweeping canvas of rural England and Europe during the First World War, WAR HORSE begins with the remarkable friendship between a horse named Joey and a young man called Albert, who tames and trains him. When they are forcefully parted, the film follows the extraordinary journey of the horse as he moves through the war, changing and inspiring the lives of all those he meetsBritish cavalry, German soldiers, and a French farmer and his granddaughterbefore the story reaches its emotional climax in the heart of No Mans Land.
The First World War is experienced through the journey of this horsean odyssey of joy and sorrow, passionate friendship and high adventure. WAR HORSE is one of the great stories of friendship and wara successful book, it was turned into a hugely successful international theatrical hit that is arriving on Broadway next year. It now comes to screen in an epic adaptation by one of the great directors in film history.
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