War Horse the Concert with Michael Morpurgo

In this very special concert Michael Morpurgo retells an abridged version of War Horse accompanied by music and songs from Ben Murray who previously played the Songman in the National Theatre production.

The concert will raise money for The Friends of Treginnis, a fundraising group that supports Lower Treginnis Farm, part of Clare and Michael Morpurgo’s charity Farms For City Children who are celebrating their 50^th anniversary this year.

War Horse is one of Michael Morpurgo’s most beloved books. First published in 1982, War Horse has gone on to be a bestselling novel that has been adapted for the stage, in an award winning production by the National Theatre, and for the screen in a Steven Spielberg film.

Told from the perspective of a young farm horse Joey, it follows his story as he is taken from the fields of Devon to the Western Front and all the people he encounters along the way.Set in 1914, young Joey is sold to the British army and thrust into the midst of the war. With his officer, her charges towards the enemy, witnessing the horror of the frontline. But even in the desolation of the trenches, Joey’s courage touches the soldiers around him.