War Horse coursework
War Horse: Theatre Review
Before I went to theatre, I was expecting puppets to be moving and for it to be an emotional play. We (my drama class) went to the ‘New London Theatre in west. We went to go and watch the play ‘War Horse ‘which the book was written by Michael Morpurgo. The directors of the play are Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris. The person who had the idea of the novel and playwright was Nick Stafford. As soon as we got to the theatre, my first impression was ‘Wow ‘.It was so big and beautiful. When I got into the theatre it was full (I was also expecting it to be full because of the excellent reviews). The play was first performed at the ‘National Theatre ‘and it then moved to ‘New London Theatre The target audience of the play is to young adults.
The story tells the tale of a young man and his friendship with his horse (Joey) Albert, it follows them and their friendship through the war. Narracot is very upset because his beloved horse Joey is being sold to the Calvary and shipped to France. Joey serves in the British and German armies, best friend ‘ Topthorn ‘ ( Another Horse ) gets caught up in fire; death disease and fate plot take him on, serving both sides before finding himself alone in No’ Mans Land. Albert cannot forget Joey, but finds him and brings him home to Devon.
The designers of the play are Basil Jones, Adrian Kohler, and Rae Smith; they created beautiful sets and costumes. The setting was very beautifully shown, but it was very simple. The stage which had no curtain was empty, apart from a projection at the back which was shaped like a torn piece of paper. This was effective because they used the projection to tell the audience what time of day it was, what season it was, and the time period. The projection was also cleverly used to move the story forward. The atmosphere in the Theatre was dark and dusty, this was created by dim blue lighting and was effective because it created the mood and the bare stage invited the
Before I went to theatre, I was expecting puppets to be moving and for it to be an emotional play. We (my drama class) went to the ‘New London Theatre in west. We went to go and watch the play ‘War Horse ‘which the book was written by Michael Morpurgo. The directors of the play are Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris. The person who had the idea of the novel and playwright was Nick Stafford. As soon as we got to the theatre, my first impression was ‘Wow ‘.It was so big and beautiful. When I got into the theatre it was full (I was also expecting it to be full because of the excellent reviews). The play was first performed at the ‘National Theatre ‘and it then moved to ‘New London Theatre The target audience of the play is to young adults.
The story tells the tale of a young man and his friendship with his horse (Joey) Albert, it follows them and their friendship through the war. Narracot is very upset because his beloved horse Joey is being sold to the Calvary and shipped to France. Joey serves in the British and German armies, best friend ‘ Topthorn ‘ ( Another Horse ) gets caught up in fire; death disease and fate plot take him on, serving both sides before finding himself alone in No’ Mans Land. Albert cannot forget Joey, but finds him and brings him home to Devon.
The designers of the play are Basil Jones, Adrian Kohler, and Rae Smith; they created beautiful sets and costumes. The setting was very beautifully shown, but it was very simple. The stage which had no curtain was empty, apart from a projection at the back which was shaped like a torn piece of paper. This was effective because they used the projection to tell the audience what time of day it was, what season it was, and the time period. The projection was also cleverly used to move the story forward. The atmosphere in the Theatre was dark and dusty, this was created by dim blue lighting and was effective because it created the mood and the bare stage invited the