War Horse

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Sunderland Empire

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Tue 5 Nov - Sat 16 Nov 2024

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The National Theatre’s acclaimed production returns in an all-new UK and Ireland tour.

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Tue 5 Nov - Sat 16 Nov 2024

High St West, Sunderland, SR1 3EX, UK

This show has an interval

Mon - Sat at 19:30

Wed and Sat at 14:30

Age guidance: 10+

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War Horse is an unforgettable theatrical experience which takes audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon to the trenches of First World War France. Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, this powerfully moving and imaginative drama, filled with stirring music and songs, is a show of phenomenal inventiveness. At its heart are astonishing life-sized horses by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, who bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage.

At the outbreak of World War One, Joey, young Albert’s beloved horse, is sold to the Cavalry and shipped to France. He’s soon caught up in enemy fire, and fate takes him on an extraordinary journey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in No Man’s Land. Albert, who remained on his parents’ Devon farm, cannot forget Joey. Though still not old enough to enlist, he embarks on a treacherous mission to find Joey and bring him home.

This production uses strobe lighting.

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Sunderland Empire

High St West, Sunderland, SR1 3EX, UK

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Vesta Tilley laid the foundation stone of what is now the Sunderland Empire on 29 September 1906 and took to the stage on 1 July 1907 to officially declare the theatre open. Masterminded by two of the contemporary heads of British theatre, Edward Moss and Oswald Stoll, the Sunderland Empire Theatre has undergone many changes since it opened but remains the North East’s premier entertainment venue.

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Sunderland Empire

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Tue 5 Nov - Sat 16 Nov 2024

High St West, Sunderland, SR1 3EX, UK

This show has an interval

Mon - Sat at 19:30

Wed and Sat at 14:30

Age guidance: 10+

For group bookings of 10 or more:

Submit a request online