The global phenomenon War Horse returns to New Wimbledon Theatre this Summer.
The National Theatre’s smash-hit production of War Horse, based on Michael Morpurgo’s beloved novel, will return to New Wimbledon Theatre from 5 – 16 August 2025 after a hugely successful sold-out run at the venue in September 2024. Currently touring the UK and Ireland, tickets will go on sale Friday 28 March at 10am.
War Horse, adapted by Nick Stafford and originally directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, has become the most successful play in the history of the National Theatre, winning more than 25 major awards including the Tony Award for ‘Best Play’, and has been seen by over 8.3 million people worldwide. The 2024-2025 tour is co-produced with Michael Harrison, Fiery Angel, and Playing Field.
War Horse tells the remarkable story of a young boy called Albert and his horse Joey, set against the backdrop of the First World War. This powerfully moving and imaginative drama is a show of phenomenal inventiveness, filled with stirring music and songs, featuring ground-breaking puppetry work by South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company, which brings breathing, galloping, charging, horses to thrilling life on stage and has inspired a generation of theatre-makers since its premiere in 2007.
At the outbreak of World War One, Joey, young Albert’s beloved horse, is sold to the Cavalry and shipped 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. Albert, who remained on his parents’ Devon farm, cannot forget Joey. Though still not old enough to enlist, he embarks on a treacherous mission to find him and bring him home.
This tour of War Horse marks 110 years since the start of the First World War and follows the 40th anniversary of the publication of Michael Morpurgo’s global best-selling novel, which has now sold over 2 million copies world-wide and in 44 different languages.
Trailer: War Horse | UK Tour
Listings
War Horse: Tuesday 5 Aug – Saturday 16 Aug
New Wimbledon Theatre,, 93 The Broadway, London SW19 1QG
Tickets: War Horse Tickets | Plays Tours & Dates | ATG Tickets
For more information visit WarHorseOnStage.com