War Horse at the National Theatre - Just how sad is it?!?

Question

I missed War Horse first time round, and now that it is booking again, I will go and see it. I know that it is a real weepie this one, but does the play show the horses dieing? I need to know whether to bring my tissues!

Answer 1

It's very moving but also uplifting. The whole audience was in tears at the end on the day I went. Not because of animals dying, but because of an animal surviving a terrible war and being reunited with someone who had spent the whole war looking for it. I don't want to give the ending away completely. Go and see it, it's excellent.