Day 7: War Horse

Despite buying the cheapest seats which were in the very last row at the back we were lucky to be located right in the centre of the theatre with a fantastic view. It was only a small theatre so the distance wasn't bad. Given the scale of the puppets and the video projections during the performance I think seats up in the circle were better than premium seats down below. Katarina had been excited all week to see the performance, our only Broadway show, and it didn't fail to deliver. The puppets were outstanding and the people that have to hold the life-size models almost become like ghosts as they lift the horses, turn the heads and shake the tails. The English accents of the actors were poor but didn't get in the way. It was a shame many in the audience, including those sitting next to Katarina, seemed to think we were in a cheap cinema and had to rustle packets of sweets and chew loudly but the noise on stage frequently drowned them out. We were impressed and it made a very suitable end to our last evening.