Horse Play

The remarkable TRUE STORY of Sprowston Boy; athlete, companion and…well…horse.


Geoff and his childhood best friend grew up on Sprowston Road, Norwich. A sixth generation coal merchant and a salesman, they clubbed together to buy their ‘dream horse’. That horse was Sprowston Boy, and he went on to win the final and most coveted race at Royal Ascot ‘87. And was jockeyed by the first, and only, female to win it for another 32 years!
An underdog adventure with unlikely heroes, written by Geoff’s granddaughter. Pieced together using press cuttings, interviews, a scrapbook, and just a sprinkle of theatrical magic.


“You see, it is all true…well, most of it”.

Horse Play
by Katie-Anna Whiting
Directed by Daniel Burgess
Design by Fern Blevins
Light and Video Design by Tom Clutterbuck
Sound Design by Helen Atkinson
Music Composed by SkinnyBoy Tunes

Cast: Katie-Anna Whiting and Florence Wright

Images by Nic Skerten
Trailer by Lewis Wickwar