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smallhobbitThe daughter informed me she wished to see War Horse for her birthday, so yesterday she and I met up in London (by the lions in Trafalgar Square) so I could buy her lunch. Then, once we had checked in and chilled out at the Travelodge we took the tube back to Temple station and walked up to Drury Lane, to the New London Theatre.
Most people will have heard of how good the puppets of the horses are and I can only agree. The athleticism of the puppeteers is amazing and the horses are so convincing. The daughter is keen on horses (she had fallen off during her jumping lesson in the morning, nothing serious, just bruises) and loved how realistic they were. My own personal favourite was the goose - who I thought was brilliant.
I enjoyed seeing the production, but it didn't have the impact others have said it's had on them. I didn't need any tissues, although the ending made me happy. Inevitably the production is highly choreographed and I prefer theatre where there is more interaction between actors and, without necessarily breaking the fourth wall, there's a response to the audience reactions. Also, here there's a lot of interraction between actors and the horse puppets, which is never going to appeal to me as much. I also found the actor playing Albert Narracott too physical. But then, as they say, it's horses for courses.
I liked it, the daughter was really happy to have seen it, and demanded I buy her a horse key ring afterwards, so all was well.
We finished our trip by having breakfast in Wetherspoons the next morning. Happy 24th Daughter!
Most people will have heard of how good the puppets of the horses are and I can only agree. The athleticism of the puppeteers is amazing and the horses are so convincing. The daughter is keen on horses (she had fallen off during her jumping lesson in the morning, nothing serious, just bruises) and loved how realistic they were. My own personal favourite was the goose - who I thought was brilliant.
I enjoyed seeing the production, but it didn't have the impact others have said it's had on them. I didn't need any tissues, although the ending made me happy. Inevitably the production is highly choreographed and I prefer theatre where there is more interaction between actors and, without necessarily breaking the fourth wall, there's a response to the audience reactions. Also, here there's a lot of interraction between actors and the horse puppets, which is never going to appeal to me as much. I also found the actor playing Albert Narracott too physical. But then, as they say, it's horses for courses.
I liked it, the daughter was really happy to have seen it, and demanded I buy her a horse key ring afterwards, so all was well.
We finished our trip by having breakfast in Wetherspoons the next morning. Happy 24th Daughter!
