When people play war horse

A stage show about a boy's love for a farm animal that goes to battle presents unusual challenges for the actors, Chen Jie reports.

The thing about a war horse is that those who are keen to hold its reins need to be at absolute peace with one another.

Tommy Luther, a puppet show director, has long been convinced of that truth, and 16 months ago, when his mother asked him what he was looking for in casting characters for the play War Horse in China, his reply was swift.