The National Theatre of Great Britain's epic WAR HORSE, winner of five 2011 Tony®Awards including Best Play, will make its premiere in New Orleans at the Saenger Theatre beginning May 13 - 18, 2014. Tickets start at $26 and will go on sale Friday, March 21 at 10 a.m. Tickets will be available at the Saenger Theatre Box Office, BroadwayInNewOrleans.com and all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling (800) 982-2787. Group sales are offered for groups of 10 or more and are available by calling (504) 287-0372.
Michael Morpurgo's beloved novel,
War Horse, is also the inspiration for
Steven Spielberg's feature film of the same name, which earned six Oscar nominations including Best Picture.
WAR HORSE is the powerful story of young Albert's beloved horse, Joey, who has been enlisted to fight for the English in World War I. In a tale the New York Daily News calls "spellbinding, by turns epic and intimate," Joey is caught in enemy crossfire and ends up serving both sides of the war before landing in no man's land. Albert, not old enough to enlist, embarks on a treacherous mission to find his horse and bring him home. What follows is a remarkable tale of courage, loyalty and friendship, filled with stirring music and songs and told with the some of the most innovative stagecraft of our time.
The tour of WAR HORSE, which was adapted from the book by Morpurgo by
Nick Stafford, is directed by
Bijan Sheibani based on the original Tony® Award-winning direction by
Marianne Elliott and
Tom Morris, and presented in association with Handspring Puppet Company. At the heart of the show are life-sized puppets which bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage.
In addition to Best Play, WAR HORSE received Tony® Awards for Best Direction of a Play (
Marianne Elliott and
Tom Morris), Best Scenic Design of a Play (
Rae Smith), Best Lighting Design of a Play (
Paule Constable), and Best Sound Design of a Play (
Christopher Shutt). A Special Tony Award was given to Handspring Puppet Company for their integral work on the production.
WAR HORSE received its World Premiere in a limited engagement at the National's Olivier Theatre in 2007. The play returned to the National Theatre for a second run playing from in 2008-2009 before transferring to the West End's New London Theatre in Spring 2009 where it continues to play an open-ended run. The American premiere was in spring 2011 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater in New York's Lincoln Center.
WAR HORSE has been seen by over four million people worldwide and is currently playing in London's West End, in Australia and on the North American Tour. This past autumn, a German version of the play entitled Gefahrten opened in Berlin and
War Horse began a major tour of the UK and Ireland.
The lead producers of the national tour of WAR HORSE are
Bob Boyett and the National Theatre of Great Britain.
For more information, visit
www.WarHorseOnStage.com.
