The Broadway production opened to acclaim April 14, 2011, at the Vivian Beaumont Theater, earning the Tony Award for Best Play. The production transferred to the West End's New London Theatre March 28, 2009, where it continues to run. War Horse began performances in October 2007 at the National's Olivier Theatre where it continued in repertory for a sold-out run through March 2009. This conversation inspired him to write a novel about World War I England, France and Germany seen through the eyes of its protagonist, a horse named Joey." Morpurgo will read excerpts from "War Horse" as part of the 7:30 PM evening that will alo include songs from the stage production.Īn Evening with Michael Morpurgo: From Devon to Broadway, according to LCT, will begin with "tales of his childhood in bombed out London during World War II, to years later when during a chance conversation with a World War I veteran in a Devon pub he learned of the role of horses on the front lines of the Great War. Morpurgo's novel for young readers, which was originally told from the point of view of the horse, Joey, was adapted into the hit international stage production War Horse by Nick Stafford ( The Battle Royal, The Snow Queen).
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