On Thursday 16^th May, fifty Key Stage 3 and 4 students attended the New London Theatre on Drury Lane to see the award winning production of War Horse. The play is based on the novel by Michael Morpurgo and is performed in association with the Handspring Puppet Company.  After a full day at school students attended the theatre in high spirits and were not disappointed by an exceptionally creative and inspiring performance.

Mr O’Keeffe, who organised the trip, said: “The performance was awe-inspiringly amazing; the show was two and a half hours of spectacular entertainment, from beginning to end. It was an absolute pleasure to be accompanied by such well-mannered, enthusiastic Heston students. It was clear that every student thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated the experience!”

Here are some of the students’ comments on War Horse:

“It was a wonderful experience and it was very educational. We had lots of fun!” - Hannah  - 7 White

“The play was amazing and full of surprises, I loved it!” - Jasmin - 7 White

“I loved it, truly inspirational!” - Pijus  -7 White

“I thought the trip was brilliant. It was interesting and really cool how the horses moved. The war action was superb and frightening at the same time! 5 Star!” - Mustakh - 7Green

“The actors were fantastic! It had a real big impact on the audience. A great play mixed with horror, humour and endless love!” - Asvina - 7 Yellow

“War Horse was really good. The part I liked the most was when the goose kept trying to get into the house!”  -  Kasim - 7 Yellow

“I think that the trip was really fun! I had a great time and the actors were awesome!” -  Maham - 7 Blue

“The play was amazing from beginning to end. The people that sang were amazing and the sound effects were explosively exciting!” - Jakub - 7 White