New Wimbledon Theatre, London
Running time: 2hr 40mins
Age Restrictions: This production is recommended for ages 10+.
Tickets from £19.00
Following a sold-out 2024 run, the acclaimed National Theatre production returns to Wimbledon for two weeks this summer.
War Horse is an unforgettable theatrical experience which takes audiences on an extraordinary journey from the fields of rural Devon to the trenches of First World War France. Based on the beloved novel by Michael Morpurgo, this powerfully moving and imaginative drama, filled with stirring music and songs, is a show of phenomenal inventiveness. At its heart are astonishing life-sized horses by South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company, who bring breathing, galloping, charging horses to thrilling life on stage.
At the outbreak of World War One, Joey, young Albert’s beloved horse, is sold to the Cavalry and shipped to France. He’s soon caught up in enemy fire, and fate takes him on an extraordinary journey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in No Man’s Land. Albert, who remained on his parents’ Devon farm, cannot forget Joey. Though still not old enough to enlist, he embarks on a treacherous mission to find Joey and bring him home.
New Wimbledon Theatre
New Wimbledon Theatre
93 The Broadway
London
SW19 1QG
The New Wimbledon Theatre is located on The Broadway in Wimbledon, London in the London Borough of Merton. The venue is a Grade II listed Edwardian theatre built by theatre enthusiast J. B. Mulholland. The theatre was designed by Cecil Aubrey Massey and Roy Young and built on the site of a large mansion with spacious grounds. It may have been the only theatre in British history to have included a Victorian-style Turkish bath in the basement. The New Wimbledon Theatre opened on 26 December 1910 with a pantomime production of Jack and Jill.
The New Wimbledon Theatre has a seating capacity of 1,670 and is the eighth biggest theatre in London. It is often used to premiere big London musicals before they transfer to the West End and is also frequently hired out for television productions, including a comedy gala performance of We Are Most Amused to honour the 60th birthday of HRH Prince Charles of Wales.
Travel by train: Wimbledon Station. Nearest tube: South Wimbledon
