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In December 2010, War Horse was dubbed "the theatrical event of the decade" by The Times. [11] In 2011 it welcomed its millionth audience member. [12] It was announced in September 2015, that War Horse was scheduled to close on 12 March 2016. [13] By the time it closed, the play had played more than 3,000 performances. [14]
The National Theatre production of War Horse transferred into the theatre from 28 March 2009 where it stayed until 12 March 2016 after over 3,000 performances. The theatre was home to the Sheffield Crucible's production of the musical Show Boat which opened on 9 April 2016. Despite positive reviews, the production closed early, on 27 August 2016.
Adrian Sutton (born 1967) is a British composer, best known for his theatre music. He composed the scores for a series of well received National Theatre productions, including War Horse (2007) and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time (2011). In September 2022 Sutton was diagnosed with incurable cancer. [1]
The puppets were made by the Handspring Puppet Company. This scale model was a gift to writer Sir Michael Morpurgo, author of War Horse. The Handspring Puppet Company achieved critical acclaim when War Horse featuring life-size puppets they had created, premiered at the Royal National Theatre in South Bank, London, on 17 October 2007. [9]
Nick Stafford (born Nicholas Thomas, 1959 in Staffordshire) is a British playwright and writer. [1] He is best known for writing the stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel War Horse, which garnered him a Laurence Olivier Award nomination for Best New Play in 2008, [2] [3] and the Tony Award for Best Play in 2011.
He has worked on stage for The National Theatre, RSC, Royal Court, Cheek by Jowl, and Sheffield Crucible. [citation needed] He appeared as Friedrich in War Horse at the New London Theatre. [citation needed]
Nedoroscik became an overnight sensation after his superb pommel horse routine during the men’s gymnastics team final on Monday, July 29, which propelled the squad to a bronze medal, the team ...
Toby Sedgwick (born 16 August 1958) is a British movement director, actor and theatre choreographer.He achieved critical acclaim for his expressive "horse choreography" for life-size puppets used in War Horse (2007), which played at West End's New London Theatre, Broadway's Vivian Beaumont Theater and Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre.