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About this book
This book analyses the success and adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s novel War Horse to stage, radio, live events, and feature film, in different cultures, on tours, and in translation.
In under a decade, War Horse has gone from obscure children’s novel to arguably one of the world’s most recognisable theatrical brands, thanks to innovative puppet designs from South Africa’s Handspring Puppet Company in an acclaimed stage production from the National Theatre of Great Britain.
With emphasis on embodied spectatorship, collaborative meaning-making, and imaginative ‘play,’ this book generates fresh insights into the enduring popularity of the franchise’s eponymous protagonist, Joey, offering the most in-depth study of War Horse to date.
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About the authors
Toby Malone is a graduate of the University of Toronto’s Graduate Centre for Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies, and is currently a faculty member at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Previous publications include Shakespeare Survey, Literature/Film Quarterly, Canadian Theatre Review, Borrowers and Lenders and The Routledge Companion to Dramaturgy.
Christopher J. Jackman is a graduate of the University of Toronto’s Graduate Centre for Drama, Theatre, and Performance Studies, and is an alumnus of Massey College, Canada. He is currently Chair of Arts and Design at Centennial College in Toronto, has developed Centennial’s performing arts certificate programme, and remains an active director and performer.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Adapting War Horse
Book Subtitle: Cognition, the Spectator, and a Sense of Play
Authors: Toby Malone, Chris Jackman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-59475-4
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-59474-7Published: 23 May 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95536-7Published: 27 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-59475-4Published: 09 May 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 113
Number of Illustrations: 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Performing Arts, Children's Literature, British Cinema and TV