Prior to the final performance of War Horse at the New London Theatre on 12 March 2016, members of the creative team reunited to talk about how they brought a little-known children’s novel of a boy and his horse to the stage, and its eight-year journey to becoming both the National Theatre’s most successful show and an international phenomenon.

Author Michael Morpurgo is joined by the play’s creators, including Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler from Handspring Puppet Company who fly in specially from South Africa, co-directors Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris , designer Rae Smith, composer Adrian Sutton and director of movement and horse choreography, Toby Sedgwick. War Horse: The Final Farewell was chaired by former National Theatre Executive Director, Nick Starr.

War Horse has played over 3,000 performances and has been seen by over 2.7 million people in London, and over seven million people worldwide. It is the recipient of 25 major awards including the Tony Award for Best Play on Broadway.

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