War Horse

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Reviewed by Teddyg on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

A Terrific Show for the Entire Family
The human actors in War Horse perform wonderfully but they all must take back seats to the true stars of this spectacular multi-media production, Joey and Topthorn, two larger than life equine puppets and their creators and the several different puppeteers who manipulate them on stage. For it is Joey and Topthorn who dominate this play from beginning to end - and who are the primary reason that you should make every effort to bring your whole family to see this play. The story itself is exciting, adventurous and likely to be enjoyed by children and adults alike. But it is also much more than that. It is a story of honor and deceit, of man's humanity and inhumanity to his fellow man, of children and adults, of mothers, fathers and sons, of envy and petty rivalries, of bravery and cowardice, of the horror and futility of war in sum, of everything that makes man what he is, for better or for worse. And what makes the play so remarkably expressive is that much of this is depicted through the incredible movements of those larger-than-life equine puppets on stage. I have posted an expanded review of this play and reviews of several other plays on my blog www.aseatontheaisle.blogspot.com.

Reviewed by alansshows on Friday, Apr 15th, 2011