Full casting announced for return of WAR HORSE at National Theatre
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Full casting has been announced for the National Theatre’s global smash-hit production War Horse, which returns to its original home nearly two decades after its debut and following a recent acclaimed tour of the UK and Ireland.
Based on Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel, adapted by Nick Stafford and originally directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, War Horse has become the most successful play in the history of the National Theatre, winning more than 25 major awards including the Tony Award for ‘Best Play’ and has been seen by over 8.8 million people worldwide. It returns to captivate a whole new generation from 16 May-30 July.
The full cast of 35 includes: Anita Adam Gabay as Emilie/Joey as a Foal, Rianna Ash as Joey/Topthorn head, Eloise Beaumont-Wood as Joey as a Foal, Stephen Beckett as Ted Narracott/Strauss, Ike Bennett as David Taylor/Thomas Bone, Jo Castleton as Rose Narracott, Owen Dagnall as Geordie/Alternate Albert, Alexandra Donnachie as Joey/Topthorn head, Felicity Donnelly as Joey/Topthorn hind, Sam Goodchild as Joey/Topthorn hind, Danny Hendrix as Vet Martin, Jasmin Hinds as Matron Callaghan, Linford Johnson as Sergeant Fine, Andrew Keay as Joey/Topthorn hind, Nicholas Khan as Arthur Narracott/Brandt, Manuel Klein as Friedrich/Priest, Michael Larcombe as Joey/Topthorn hind, Matthew Lawrence as Joey/Topthorn head, Madeleine Leslay as Paulette/Sarah Carter, Wade Lewin as Joey/Topthorn head, Jack Lord as Klausen/Allan, Damian Lynch as Thunder/Carter, Lewis McBean as Joey/Topthorn heart, Chris Milford as Joey/Topthorn heart, Corey Montague-Sholay as Billy Narracott/Klebb, Jordan Paris as Joey as a Foal, Anne-Marie Piazza as Nell Allan/Schnabel, Daniel Rock as Captain Stewart/Ludwig, Simon Stanhope as Manfred, Tom Sturgess as Albert Narracott, Sally Swanson as The Singer, Lucy Thorburn as Jenny Bone/Annie Gilbert, Christopher Williams as Captain Nicholls/Dr Schewyk, Niko Wirachman as Joey/Topthorn heart, and Rafe Young as Joey/Topthorn heart.
This tour revival of War Horse is created by director Tom Morris with revival director Katie Henry, with set and costume design by Rae Smith, puppet design by Adrian Kohler for Handspring Puppet Company, lighting by Rob Casey, direction of movement and horse choreography by Toby Sedgwick, puppetry direction by Matthew Forbes, animation and projection design by Nicol Scott for 59, music by Adrian Sutton with songmaker John Tams, sound by Christopher Shutt, music direction by Dom Coyote, casting by Jill Green CDG, fight direction by Paul Benzing, and dialect coaching by Rebecca Daltry.
