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War Horse

Drury lane | New London Theatre, London WC2B 5PW, England
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Market Drayton, United Kingdom
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

Overall a very good experience with good cast and superb puppeteers. Especially loved the goose! Glad we went.

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

Amazing and thought provoking. There isn't a bad seat in the house for this show, so no excuses for not seeing it :) Loved it!! Nearly as much as Matilda but not quite.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2013 NEW

Fanatstic show, proper theater.... Well acted, great story, and the way the show is delivered defies any real explanation. Go and see it, beats the film hands down.

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Spalding, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

An excellent, moving show. The puppetry was fantastic, to the point that you forgot that the horses weren't real. The goose was great! Would definitely recommend this show to others.

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portsmouth
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

Fabulous show, amazing puppetry production and great acting make War Horse a great show to go see but don't forget to take your hanky's!! went to this with a large group and did not know a great deal about it at all but I must say I and my party were completely blown away by what we saw. The way... More

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Helsinki, Finland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

This is something else than those mainstream musicals. Drama-filled play will take you to the early years of 20th century. Puppetry is the best part of this show, it's simply amazing how skilled those guys are.

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 May 2013 NEW

The audiences reaction showed that I certainly wasn't the only person gripped by this production. Its outstanding and despite my reservation initially in the use of the puppets you soon forget and are caught up in the magic

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Bidford on Avon
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

Slightly disappointing..... We had great seats in the Stalls, Row H centre, offering a wonderful viewing position. The horse 'puppetry' was absolutely amazing, you actually believed the horses were real. Despite a super film, conveying this story on stage just didn't hit the mark...

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Glasgow, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

I went to see this production last summer and i should have written up me review then - but a useful TA prompt has all owed me now to do so. So much has been written and said about this National Theatre production that it is almost impossible to say anything approaching original. This is two and a bit hours... More

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Mystic, Connecticut
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW

I ordered tickets directly from the theatre a few weeks before I went to London. The seats were great, Very close to the stage on the side. This was absolutely a wonderful play. Within a few minutes you forget that the horses are not real! The movements and walking are so lifelike. It was a thrilling performance!

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