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Article: Tragic tale straight from horse's mouth

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Western Morning News, The Plymouth (UK)
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September 28, 2007
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The moving story of a Devon farm horse swept up in the tragedy of the First World War takes to the stage at the National Theatre this autumn. War Horse is adapted from the children's novel by Michael Morpurgo, who set its opening chapters in Iddesleigh, the Devon village where he lives.

By coincidence, the actor playing lead character Albert Narracott is also from Devon. Luke Treadaway, 22 and virtually fresh out of drama school, grew up in Sandford near Crediton.

The story tells of Joey, Albert's beloved horse, who is sold to the Army by his father at the outbreak of war. Joey will see action on both British and German sides, witnessing the carnage of war, before being reunited with Albert.

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