New dates and venues announced for WAR HORSE UK and Ireland tour
Photo credit: Brinkhoff Mögenburg
The National Theatre has announced new dates and venues for its global smash-hit production of War Horse, the unforgettable theatrical event based on Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel, which embarks on a major UK and Ireland tour from 5 September, touring through to 2026.
The newly announced venues and dates are: Leeds Grand Theatre (19 August – 6 September 2025), Edinburgh Festival Theatre (2 – 11 October 2025), Wales Millennium Centre (14 – 25 October 2025) and Norwich Theatre Royal (28 October – 8 November 2025).
Previously announced dates are; New Wimbledon Theatre (5 – 14 September 2024), The Lowry, Salford (18 – 28 September 2024) Mayflower Theatre, Southampton (8 – 19 October 2024), The Marlowe, Canterbury (22 October – 2 November 2024), Sunderland Empire (5 – 16 November 2024), Theatre Royal Plymouth (26 November – 7 December 2024), New Theatre Oxford (10 December 2024 – 4 January 2025), New Victoria Theatre, Woking (14 – 25 January 2025), Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin (29 January – 1 February 2025), Grand Opera House, Belfast (4 – 15 February 2025), The Regent Theatre, Stoke (4 – 8 March 2025), Wolverhampton Grand Theatre (11 – 22 March 2025), Theatre Royal Glasgow (25 March – 5 April 2025), Liverpool Empire (8– 19 April), Milton Keynes Theatre (22 April – 3 May 2025), Nottingham Royal Concert Hall (6 – 17 May 2025), Bristol Hippodrome (3 – 21 June 2025).
Further tour dates and venues, along with casting, is to be announced.
Creative development for the tour is being led by Tom Morris with revival director Katie Henry, featuring reimagined designs by Rae Smith, additional music by Adrian Sutton., puppet design and fabrication by Adrian Kohler for Handspring Puppet Company, lighting by Rob Casey, movement and horse choreography by Toby Sedgwick, puppet direction by Matthew Forbes, animation and projection design by Nicol Scott for 59 Productions, songmaking by John Tams, sound by Christopher Shutt, and casting by Jill Green CDG.
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