The Wind In The Willows
by Kenneth Grahame

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90 minsReduced Casting (Doubling Possible)Exterior SetFantasy CostumesAdaptationComedy

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Synopsis

Mole and his friend the River Rat decide to visit the famous Toad of Toad Hall, who is as charming a gentle-toad as you could wish to meet.

However, when Toad gets enthusiastic about something -- well, nothing exceeds like excess, and his new enthusiasm is for motoring!

Mole and Rat, unable to control their friend, seek the counsel of the wise old Badger, but in doing so, they stir up the Wildwood Gang.

Poor Toad gets thrown into jail for reckless driving and polluting the quiet forest, so the Wildwood Gang and Fox move into stately Toad Hall.

Fortunately, the Jail Keeper's daughter thinks Toad is handsome, and doesn't deserve life imprisonment, and helps him to escape.

With his friends, he then sets out to recover Toad Hall!

This magnificent adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's ebullient classic, combined with beautiful music, results in an original musical with the quality of a first-class Broadway show!

Press Reviews

"I am almost as enthusiastic about Alan Bennett's adaptation... as Ratty is about his river."

— Time Out

"This has to be the most dazzling and enjoyable show in the West End. I hope it wins heaps of awards."

— The Daily Express

"Bennett has played fair with [the] original story while adding to it his own brand of astringent nostalgia and cryptic wit."

— The Guardian

"An enthralling evening of fun and laughter."

— Suffolk News

Characters

Character
Badger
Bargewoman
Chief Weasel
Clerk Of The Court / Hedgehog
Fox / Ticket Clerk / Rabbit
Fred Rabbit
Gaoler’S Daughter / Squirrel
Gerald /Rabbit
Gypsy / Rabbit
Magistrate / Hedgehog
Mole
Monica / Hedgehog
Norman Weasel
Officer / Stoat / Train Driver
Parkinson / Squirrel
Policeman / Stoat / Rabbit
Rabbit
Rabbit
Rat
Rupert / Squirrel
Toad
Washerwoman / Hedgehog
Albert

Available Editions

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Paperback · Bennett
£11.99
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Publication

PublisherMusicline
Year1985
BindingPaperback
EditionBennett
Pages190
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573019302
ISBN-100573019304

The Wind In The Willows is a adaptation play written by Kenneth Grahame and published by Musicline (1985).

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