War Horse – More UK tour dates announced [Updated]

More tour dates have been announced for the National Theatre’s smash-hit production of War Horse, which embarks on a major 18-month UK and Ireland tour from 5 September 2024, touring through to 2026.

The new dates and venues are for Leeds Grand Theatre (19 August – 6 September 2025), Edinburgh Festival Theatre (2 – 11 October 2025), Wales Millennium Centre (14 – 25 October 2025) and Norwich Theatre Royal (28 October – 8 November 2025).

The previously announced dates include New Wimbledon Theatre (5 – 14 September 2024), The Lowry, Salford (18 – 28 September 2024) Mayflower Theatre, Southampton (8 – 19 October 2024), The Marlowe, Canterbury (22 October – 2 November 2024), Sunderland Empire (5 – 16 November 2024), Theatre Royal Plymouth (26 November – 7 December 2024), New Theatre Oxford (10 December 2024 – 4 January 2025), New Victoria Theatre, Woking (14 – 25 January 2025), Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin (29 January – 1 February 2025), Grand Opera House, Belfast (4 – 15 February 2025), The Regent Theatre, Stoke (4 – 8 March 2025), Wolverhampton Grand Theatre (11 – 22 March 2025), Theatre Royal Glasgow (25 March – 5 April 2025), Liverpool Empire (8– 19 April), Milton Keynes Theatre (22 April – 3 May 2025), Nottingham Royal Concert Hall (6 – 17 May 2025), and Bristol Hippodrome (3 – 21 June 2025).

Even more tour dates and venues are to be announced.

The stage adaptation by Nick Stafford of Michael Morpurgo’s best-selling story about the horrors of the First World War, from the perspective of a young boy and his horse, has become the most successful play in the history of the National Theatre, winning more than 25 major awards and has been seen by over 8.3 million people worldwide.

This all-new tour is co-produced by the National Theatre, with Michael Harrison, Fiery Angel, and Playing Field.

The stage production of War Horse features extraordinary life-sized puppetry designed by Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler for Handspring Puppet Company.

Creative development for the tour is led by Tom Morris, with revival director Katie Henry, and features reimagined designs by Rae Smith and additional music by Adrian Sutton. Lighting design is by Rob Casey, movement and horse choreography is by Toby Sedgwick with puppet direction by Matthew Forbes. Animation and projection design is by Nicol Scott for 59 Productions, John Tams is songmaker and sound design is by Christopher Shutt. Casting is by Jill Green CDG. They are joined by associate designer Will Fricker and associate costume designer Johanna Coe; associate lighting designer Tom Turner and associate sound designer Rob Bettle.

Casting for the show is to be announced.

The show closed in the West End in 2016, having played over 3,000 performances at the New London Theatre, now the Gillian Lynne Theatre.

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UPDATES: First published 11 April 2024 with news of new tour dates; Updated 18 June 2024 with further tour dates

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Main photo: War Horse - National Theatre. Photo by Brinkhoff:Moegenburg