The Horse's Mouth: Staging Morpurgo's

The Horse's Mouth: Staging Morpurgo's "War Horse"

by Mervyn Millar (Author)

Synopsis

The latest in the National Theatre at Work series follows the production of War Horse , a play adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's novel, from early concept workshops to one of the most beguiling and original plays for younger people ever staged at the Olivier, the actors working with magnificent, life-sized puppets to take the audience on a gripping journey through history. The Horse's Mouth is a fascinating, behind-the-scenes story of how this acclaimed and highly technical piece of theatre was achieved.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 128
Publisher: Oberon Books Ltd
Published: 01 Oct 2007

ISBN 10: 1840027657
ISBN 13: 9781840027655

Author Bio
Mervyn Millar was born in London in 1974. He is a theatre director and puppetry specialist. He has provided puppetry to major companies including the RSC, National Theatre Studio, NY Education, theatre-rites, Lyric Hammersmith, Bristol Old Vic, the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Liverpool Playhouse and BAC. He has created and directed installation and site-specific shows for wireframe and with Kazuko Hohki, and directed new writing and classics for the Steam Industry and others. He was formerly director of the Finborough Theatre where he worked developing new plays.