Michael Morpurgo

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Haunting, Emotional Journey For 'War Horse' Stars

HuffingtonPost.com | Jordan Zakarin | Posted 02.19.2012

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From the moment Steven Spielberg signed on to direct "War Horse," one thing was clear: He could not tell the story from the point of view of the horse...

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'War Horse' Author Makes A Surprise Cameo In His Own Play

AP | By MARK KENNEDY | Posted 12.15.2011

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NEW YORK -- Audiences at Wednesday's matinee performance of "War Horse" likely never noticed a very special actor who was making his Lincoln Center st...

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Caroline Dworin

Animal Stories For Grownups?

HuffingtonPost.com | Caroline Dworin | Posted 06.19.2011

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Should you read anything at all about him or look for his work in a bookstore, you will learn that Michael Morpurgo is a kids' author, a Children’s ...

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Stage Door: Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, War Horse

Fern Siegel | Posted 06.16.2011

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Fern Siegel

The Iraq War is now in its eighth year -- and the costs, in personal, economic and political terms, are staggering. But translating the existential aspects of war demands a sensitive dramatist like Rajiv Joseph.

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Theater: War Horse Gallops Onto Broadway

Michael Giltz | Posted 06.14.2011

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A massive critical and commercial hit in the UK, War Horse comes to Broadway fully intact. It's a dazzling theatrical achievement that is sure to move audiences here as much as it has in London.

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Caroline Dworin

Anatomy Of A War Horse: The Actors Behind The Puppets Speak (SLIDESHOW)

HuffingtonPost.com | Caroline Dworin | Posted 06.13.2011

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It is a tremendously simple narrative, linear and sweet -- a love story of boy meets horse, boy loses horse, boy goes through hell to get horse back.

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50 Books Every Child Should Read

The Independent | Posted 05.25.2011

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Education Secretary Michael Gove says that children aged 11 should be reading 50 books a year to improve literacy standards. We asked three of Brit...

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Steven Spielberg To Make A Movie Of "War Horse"

nytimes.com | PATRICK HEALY | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks Studios have bought the rights to the book "War Horse," about the long friendship between a British boy and his horse ...

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