Household Cavalry Launches Collection For Army Benevolent Fund As WAR HORSE Releases New Block Of Tickets

Soldiers from the Life Guards Squadron, Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, join Albert Narracott (Robert Emms) and his beloved horse Joey from the West End production of War Horse, to mark the release of 300,000 new tickets on sale for the West End play, taking bookings at the New London Theatre to 23 October 2010, and for the launch of the Household Cavalry's collection for the Army Benevolent Fund. A charity collection will take place at the end of each performance of War Horse from Monday 2 November to Saturday 7 November 2009 inclusive.

The National's sell-out production of Nick Stafford's adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's book transferred to the West End in March this year and has now played to over ½ million people. War Horse has been playing to packed houses at the New London Theatre where it continues to delight and thrill audiences of young and old alike, from rock stars to royalty.

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 odyssey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man's land. But Albert cannot forget Joey and, still not old enough to enlist, he embarks on a treacherous mission to find him and bring him home.

Directed by Marianne Elliott and Tom Morris, War Horse is designed by Rae Smith, with puppet design and fabrication by Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler for Handspring Puppet Company, lighting by Paul Constable, and movement and horse choreography by Toby Sedgwick; the puppetry directors are Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler, with video design by Leo Warner and Mark Grimmer, songmaker John Tams, music by Adrian Sutton, sound by Christopher Shutt.

LISTINGS INFORMATION FOR War Horse

Address: New London Theatre, Drury Lane, London WC2B 5PW
Dates: currently booking until 23 October 2010
Performances: Monday, Wednesday and Fridays at 7.30pm
Tuesdays at 7pm
Thursday & Saturdays at 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Ticket prices: £15, £25, £37.50, £49.50
Under 18's: £10 off top 2 prices (Monday - Friday)
Under 25's: Standby tickets at £25 available 1 hour before performance (Monday -Wednesday)
Groups of 10 plus: £35 (Monday - Thursday)
School Groups of 12 plus: £22.50 (Monday - Thursday) + free teacher's tickets
Senior Citizens: Monday - Wednesday £10 off top two prices (conditions apply)
Access Tickets: £25
Prices include a 75p restoration levy

New London Theatre Box Office

Booking fee
Online from www.seetickets.com
Telephone: 0844 412 4654
Group Bookings: 0844 412 4650

National Theatre Box Office

No booking fee
Online from www.warhorselondon.com
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
Telephone: 020 7452 3000