New Michael Morpurgo story to be performed at Passchendaele event

Exclusive short story by War Horse author will be staged this month in Belgium to mark centenary of first world war battle

A new exclusive short story by War Horse author Michael Morpurgo will be performed in Belgium to mark the centenary of the first world war’s battle of Passchendaele.

Extracts from The Wipers Times, the play by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman about the satirical newspaper produced by troops fighting around Ypres, will also be performed at the commemoration in the Belgian town.

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