War Horse - West End Creative Team

MARIANNE ELLIOTT is Artistic Director of Elliott & Harper Productions, a new theatre company co-founded in 2016 with producer Chris Harper. Elliott & Harper's inaugural production, Heisenberg: The Uncertainty Principle by Simon Stephens is running at the Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End until 6 January 2018. Future productions include a co-production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, opening in November 2017 as a co-production with West Yorkshire Playhouse and Catherine Schreiber at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds and Company by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth with Rosalie Craig as Bobbi and Patti LuPone as Joanne. Company ... read more Matthew works internationally as a Performer and Director, with a strong focus on Puppetry, Object Manipulation and Physical Theatre. He originally trained as an Actor at the Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, specialising in Collaborative & Devised Theatre. Matthew has worked on productions of War Horse around the world across an eight-year period, most recently as the Associate Movement Director for the Holland & Belgium Tour 2014-2016, prior to that he was the Associate Puppetry Director for UK, Ireland & South African Tour 2013-2015, as well as working for the production in America, Australia, Berlin, China and New Zealand. ... read more Jill Green is known for The American (2010), Alex Rider (2020) and Vexed (2010). Jill is a film producer, founder of Eleventh Hour Films. She has been married to Anthony Horowitz since 1988. Adrian Kohler is a South African actor, director, and puppeteer best known for his work with the Handspring Puppet Company. Born in Cape Town in 1956, Kohler began his theatrical career in the 1970s, performing with various experimental theater groups in South Africa. Kohler co-founded the Handspring Puppet Company in 1981 with fellow puppeteer Basil Jones. The company quickly gained international recognition for their innovative use of puppetry in theater productions. In 1991, Kohler and Jones created the award-winning production "Woyzeck on the Highveld," which combined puppetry, live performance, and animation. Kohler's work with Handspring Puppet Company has been seen on stages ... read more Nick Stafford is a British playwright and screenwriter who is best known for his work in the theater. He was born in 1959 in Staffordshire, England, and grew up in the Midlands. Stafford studied English and Drama at the University of Bristol, where he was awarded the prestigious Gregory Award for his playwriting. Stafford's early plays were produced in small theaters in London and Bristol, but his breakthrough came in 1998 with his play "War Horse." Based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, "War Horse" tells the story of a young boy and his beloved horse who are separated during World ... read more DRIAN SUTTON is a composer and producer whose scores cross orchestral, chamber and electronic genres, and that have featured in a number of successful theatre productions, including Angels in America (the UK's National Theatre and NT Live), War Horse, Coram Boy and the six-time Tony-nominated The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (National Theatre, Gielgud Theatre West End, Barrymore Theatre Broadway, two UK tours, a US tour and a current international tour). In 2013, he received a joint Olivier Award for Curious Incident's Sound Design, and also produced and released Curious Incidentals, the soundtrack album from the play. ... read more John Tams is a British actor, singer, and songwriter who has made a name for himself in both the theater and music worlds. Born in Holbrook, Derbyshire in 1949, Tams began his career as a member of the folk group The Albion Band in the 1970s. He later went on to become a solo artist, releasing several albums of his own material. In addition to his music career, Tams has also had a successful career as an actor. He has appeared in numerous stage productions in the UK, including several productions in London's West End. One of his most notable stage ... read more