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Writer: Nick Stafford From the novel by: Michael Morpurgo Directors: Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris Reviewer: Gareth Davies More than a decade after first galloping onto the stage, the National Theatre’s production of War Horse has been a major theatrical export, having played to over seven million around the world. In the centenary year of the end of the war ...

Writer: Michael Morpurgo Adaptor: Nick Stafford Director: Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris Reviewer: John Roberts Almost 10 years to the day, War Horse gained its first preview at the National Theatre in London, however, the production almost never happened.  The then artistic director of the National Theatre couldn’t see how an adaptation of a children’s book about a horse in ...

Writer: Nick Stafford (from Michael Morpurgo’s novel) Director: Marianna Elliott & Tom Morris Designer: Rae Smith Puppet Design and Direction: Basil Jones & Adrian Kohler Choreographer: Toby Sedgwick  Music: Adrian Sutton Reviewer: Leah Tozer  War Horse may be a show about horses, but it has the most heart, the most heroism, and the most humanity of any show you’ll ever see. The tale of Joey the horse and ...

Writer: Mark Haddon Adaptor: Simon Stephens Director: Marianne Elliot Reviewer: John Roberts  Having just finished its run in the West End, Marianne Elliot’s highly acclaimed production of Mark Haddon’s best-selling book continues on its second UK Tour, as it stops over for a week long run in Liverpool, the production shows no sign of losing any of its originality and ...

Writer: Simon Stephens Based on the novel by: Mark Haddon Director: Marianne Elliott Reviewer: Lauren Humphreys There’s little more one can say about a story once deemed unstageable by its author, which when adapted for the stage by Simon Stephens subsequently went on to win seven Olivier and five Tony Awards: this production of Mark Haddon’s best-selling, award-winning, much-loved The ...

Book: Mark Haddon Writer: Simon Stephens Director: Marianne Elliott Reviewer: Victoria Bawtree   The curious among the residents of Canterbury will have spotted the odd chalk drawing of a dog ‘running on its side’ in various prominent places about the city. On entering the theatre, a disturbingly life-like dog lies, impaled by a garden fork, and placed at the centre ...

Writer: Mark Haddon Adaptor: Simon Stephens Music: Adrian Sutton Director: Marianne Elliott Reviewer: Fraser MacDonald There’s been a murder and Christopher is on the case. But what starts out as an innocent search for the culprit ends up uncovering a whole other host of secrets… The Curious Incident of the Dog In The Night Time comes to Edinburgh for one ...

Writer: Simon Stephens Music: Adrian Sutton Director: Marianne Elliot Movement Directors: Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett Reviewer: Sue Collier An audience of mainly young people attend the opening night of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at Bradford Alhambra. This play is based on Mark Haddon’s book of the same name which has become a set text ...