War Horse

This morning I read about War Horse, a play about a little boy who becomes best friend and owner of Joey, a horse. After some time Joey is sold to a British officer to ride into battle in World War I. The little boy is determined to find Joey and leads him to enlist, underage, so he can fight in Europe as well and maybe find his horse.

I haven't seen the play myself but I was amazed by the horse-puppets, for which their creators received an Olivier Award for design. Every part of the horse can be moved individually, which really makes them look alive, they even breathe!

There is a really interesting article about how the horses were made here

Of course I was curious to see the horses in motion, if you are too...click!



Photos: www.nytimes.com