About the Show
At the outbreak of World War One, Albert’s beloved horse, Joey, is sold to the cavalry and shipped to France. Though not yet old enough to enlist, Albert joins the army, and embarks on a treacherous mission to find his horse and bring him home.
Based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, this powerfully moving and imaginative drama is a show of phenomenal inventiveness. At its heart are astonishing life-sized horses, created by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company.
Cast
Scott Miller
Albert
Jo Castleton
Rose Narracott
Ben Murray
Songperson
Kofi Aidoo-Appiah
Topthorn head
Rianna Ash
Joey head
Huw Blainey
Geordie
Matthew Booth
Allan/Brandt/Manfred
Jonathan Cobb
Goose/Schnabel
Colin Connor
Ted
Ben Cutler
Nicholls
Khalid Daley
David/Baby Joey
Zoe Halliday
Topthorn hind
Danny Hendrix
Billy/Heine/Klebb
Alex Hooper
Joey heart
Lewis Howard
Joey/Topthorn heart
William Ilkley
Arthur
Michael Jean-Marain
Topthorn heart
Andrew Keay
Joey/Topthorn hind
Clive Keene
Greig/Sergeant Fine
Natalie Kimmerling
Emilie
Kiran Landa
Paulette/Baby Joey
Mark Matthews
Joey hind
Katharine Moraz
Annie Gilbert
Christopher Naylor
Friedrich/Priest
Samuel Parker
Joey/Topthorn hind
Tom Quinn
Joey/Topthorn head
Gareth Radcliffe
Carter/Strauss
Domonic Ramsden
Joey/Topthorn heart
Jack Simpson
Klausen
Tom Stacy
Joey/Topthorn head
Elizabeth Stretton
Matron Callaghan/Baby Joey
Kenton Thomas
Bone/Schweyk/Vet Martin
Charlie Tighe
Stewart/Heine/Ludwig
Matthew Trevannion
Sergeant Thunder
Creatives
Michael Morpurgo
Book
Nick Stafford
Adaptation
National Theatre
Producer
Marianne Elliott
Director
Tom Morris
Director
Rae Smith
Design
Paule Constable
Lighting
Toby Sedgwick (movement and horse choreography)
Choreographer
John Tams (songs)
Music
Adrian Sutton
Music
Christopher Shutt
Sound
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