This is an excellent entertainment. It is based on the childrens book ‘War Horse” by Michael Morpurgo, about a horse which is brought up by a your lad who looses it when the father sells it to the army so that it can fight in the 1st world war. It is basically a puppet show with live actors. If your idea of a puppet shown is Thunderbirds think again. The play was developed at the National Theatre and a lot of time was spent in developing the the horses. The horses are very believable so much so that you can feel their pain and suffering during the performance. You do not ‘see’ the puppeteers, they blend into the back ground.
The story is very strong and moves along at a fair pace. It includes music and folk songs that add to the experience. Look at the web site to get an idea of how good it is. http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/45205/home/war-horse-official-website.html