Andrew Veenstra (Albert) with Christopher Mai, Derek Stratton, Rob Laqui (Joey) © Brinkhoff/Mögenburg

2014-01-21 20:00 2014-01-26 22:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: War Horse

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/5222

A remarkable tale of courage, loyalty and friendship. England, 1914. As World War One begins, Joey, young Albert’s beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped from England 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. But Albert cannot forget Joey and, still not old enough to enlist, he embarks on a treacherous mission to find him and bring him home. This...

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Southam Hall,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
January 21 - 26, 2014
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Andrew Veenstra (Albert) with Christopher Mai, Derek Stratton, Rob Laqui (Joey) © Brinkhoff/Mögenburg
Music Theatre Dance Broadway

A remarkable tale of courage, loyalty and friendship.

England, 1914. As World War One begins, Joey, young Albert’s beloved horse, is sold to the cavalry and shipped from England 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. But Albert cannot forget Joey and, still not old enough to enlist, he embarks on a treacherous mission to find him and bring him home.

This powerfully moving and imaginative drama, filled with stirring music and songs, is a show of phenomenal inventiveness that is currently playing to packed houses in London, New York and Toronto. At its heart are astonishing life-sized puppets created by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, that bring to life breathing, galloping, charging horses strong enough for men to ride.

Is War Horse appropriate for children?
War Horse has very broad appeal to theatergoers of any age. The production contains themes of military action and is therefore recommended for ages 10+.