War Horse

By National TheatreArts Performing Arts

War Horse episodes

January 15, 2015 Horses in War
This film reflects on the history of horses in battle from 3000BC to the present day, including their role in the French Revolution and notably World War I, the setting for War Horse.
7 min
November 16, 2012 War Horse - education pack (2012)
This pack documents the process of being War Horse to the stage and includes interviews with the cast as well as an overview of the creative process.
1 min
November 16, 2012 War Horse - timeline
This timeline follows the role of horses in the First World War from August 1914 until November 1918.
0 min
November 16, 2012 War Horse - lesson plan
This is a lesson plan that offers ideas for teaching the First World War. There are the lesson on key events, the use of horses and how the world of 1914 differs from the world of today. This can be used with the Horse Power map that can be found on the War Horse website and the National Theatre website.
1 min
July 25, 2012 The Puppet Makers
In July 2012 the puppet makers from the Handspring Puppet Company, creators of the War Horse puppets, visited London to see the show for the first time.
5 min
May 14, 2012 The Handspring Puppet Factory
See inside the workshop of the Handspring Puppet Company and discover how they make all the puppets for the show.
10 min
October 17, 2011 Handspring Puppet Company platform event
Basil and Adrian from Handspring Puppet Company are interviewed about their puppets for War Horse on the Olivier stage. They give a demonstration of the puppets in action and talk about the design and engineering of the puppets.
43 min
May 03, 2011 Short documentry about War Horse
This is a short film taken from the full length documentry Making War Horse. See rehearsal footage, interviews with the cast and creatives and discover how this award winning piece of theatre came into being.
11 min
April 14, 2011 War Horse: The first chapter of the book
Michael Morpurgo reads the first chapter of the book.
6 min
April 13, 2011 Writing War Horse
A short film of Morpurgo at his farm explaining his inspiration for the book War Horse and then how it became a play.
9 min

About War Horse

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War Horse is a thrilling and spectacular production based on the celebrated novel by Michael Morpurgo. The First World War is the backdrop for this tale of bravery, loyalty, and the extraordinary bond…

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