War Horse (play)

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stage play theatrical adaptation

War Horse (play) is a stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s novel that uses life-sized puppets to depict the bond between a boy and his horse against the backdrop of World War I.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
War Horse	27
War Horse (stage play)	5
War Horse (novel)	3
War Horse (Broadway production)	2
War Horse universe	2
War Horse (1982 novel)	1
War Horse (Broadway)	1
War Horse (play) canonical	1
War Horse (stage production)	1
War Horse at the National Theatre	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	stage play ⓘ theatrical adaptation ⓘ
adaptedBy	Nick Stafford ⓘ
basedOn	War Horse (play) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: War Horse (novel)
basedOnWorkBy	Michael Morpurgo ⓘ
BroadwayOpeningDate	2011-04-14 ⓘ
BroadwayTheatre	Vivian Beaumont Theater ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
developedBy	National Theatre Studio ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Albert Narracott ⓘ Joey (horse) ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate	2007-10-17 ⓘ
genre	drama ⓘ war drama ⓘ
hasAdaptation	War Horse ⓘ surface form: War Horse (film)
hasFormat	live theatre ⓘ
hasMusicBy	Adrian Sutton ⓘ
hasSongsBy	John Tams ⓘ
hasTour	UK national tour ⓘ international tour ⓘ
mainTheme	friendship between boy and horse ⓘ impact of war ⓘ
notableFeature	use of life-sized horse puppets ⓘ
notableFor	emotional depiction of war ⓘ innovative stage puppetry ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
playwright	Nick Stafford ⓘ
premieredAt	Olivier Theatre ⓘ
premiereLocation	National Theatre in London ⓘ surface form: Royal National Theatre, London
producedBy	National Theatre in London ⓘ surface form: National Theatre
producedInCollaborationWith	Handspring Puppet Company ⓘ
puppetsCreatedBy	Handspring Puppet Company ⓘ
settingPeriod	World War I ⓘ
subjectMatter	British rural life in early 20th century ⓘ World War I cavalry and trench warfare ⓘ bond between human and animal ⓘ
targetAudience	general audience ⓘ
transferredTo	Broadway ⓘ West End ⓘ
uses	life-sized animal puppets ⓘ puppetry ⓘ
WestEndOpeningDate	2009-03-28 ⓘ
WestEndTheatre	New London Theatre ⓘ
wonAward	Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play ⓘ Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Play ⓘ Tony Award for Best Play ⓘ Tony Award for Best Scenic Design of a Play ⓘ Tony Award for Best Sound Design of a Play ⓘ

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Marianne Elliott → notableWork → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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Marianne Elliott → directed → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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Julian Wadham → notableWork → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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Michael Morpurgo → notableWork → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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Major Jamie Stewart → appearsIn → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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Niels Arestrup → notableWork → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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Celine Buckens → notableWork → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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Ted Narracott → appearsInWork → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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Ted Narracott → firstAppearance → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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War Horse (play) → basedOn → War Horse (play) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

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Liam Cunningham → notableWork → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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Rose Narracott → fictionalUniverse → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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Joanna Johnston → notableWork → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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Lincoln Center Theater → producedWork → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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Vivian Beaumont Theater → notableProduction → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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Kit Harington → theatreWork → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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Seth Numrich → notableWork → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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Catherine Zuber → notableWork → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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Daryl Roth → notableWork → War Horse (play) ⓘ

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