Thursday, February 27, 7:30 p.m., Orcas Center
— from Artha Kass —
War Horse: “Theatrical magic!” —New York Times
The National Theatre’s multi-award-winning production of War Horse, seen by over 4 million people worldwide since its premiere at the National Theatre in 2007, will be broadcast live to Orcas Center for the very first time from its home at the New London Theatre in the West End on Thursday, February 27 at 7:30 pm as part of National Theatre Live.
War Horse: “The theatre event of the decade.” —Sunday Times
A remarkable tale of courage, loyalty and friendship, War Horse features ground-breaking puppetry work by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, which brings breathing and galloping horses to life on stage. Based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo, War Horse is the powerful story of a young boy called Albert and his beloved horse, Joey, who has been requisitioned to fight for the British in World War I. Caught in enemy crossfire, Joey ends up serving on both sides during the war before landing in No Man’s Land, while Albert, not old enough to enlist, embarks on a treacherous mission to find his horse and bring him home.
War Horse: “Absolutely guaranteed to move the heart” —Sunday Express
War Horse is currently celebrating its sixth year on the London stage. The Broadway production of War Horse, which completed its run at the Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater earlier this year, was the winner of six Tony Awards including a Special Tony Award for Handspring Puppet Company.
“Genius isn’t too strong a word to describe this astonishing production” —Daily Telegraph
Tickets for this NT Live presentation of War Horse are $18, $13 for students, $2 off for Orcas Center members, and may be purchased at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from noon – 4 pm.
For more information about Orcas Center 2014 season events, please visit www.orcascenter.org.
