Amazing life-sized puppets are at the heart of a superb stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s ‘War Horse’ novel, writes Ed Power. That’s the premise of Michael Morpurgo’s 1982 children’s bestseller War Horse. War Horse, from Britain’s National Theatre, is a gripping reimagining of the novel, elevated by incredible life-size horse puppets created by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company. “War Horse,” he would write of the stage adaptation. As Morpurgo has stated, the message of War Horse is that, regardless of the flag the men fought under, they were united in their hopes and dreams.

Source: Irish Examiner April 03, 2019 10:52 UTC