The Wind in the Willows (2004)
Book by Kenneth Grahame. Adapted by David Conville and David Gooderson. Music by Carl Davis.
Laura Baggaley directed The Wind in the Willows , a classic family adventure following the animals Rat, Mole, Badger and Toad. Jamie Beamish played Toad and the award-winning Carrie Hope Fletcher made her debut at the Park as a Child Actor. Complete with songs and music, this adaptation was a sell-out success and was revived the following year, in the 2005 season.
The cast
Leo Conville
Mole
Simon McCoy
Ratty
Julian Curry
Badger
Jamie Beamish
Toad
Andrew Hutchings
Toad (Understudy 3, 4, 6 August), Chief Stoat / Chauffeur / Policeman
Andy Brady
Chief Weasel / Aunt / Old Gentleman
Neil Ditt
Chief Ferret / Magistrate / Engine Driver
Tobias Beer
Chief Stoat / Chauffeur / Policeman (3, 4, 6 August)
Sarah Easton
Alice / Secretary / Wild Wooder
Amelia Adams-Pearce
Squirrels and Robins
Ami Louise Metcalf
Squirrels and Robins
Cara Stott
Squirrels and Robins
Carrie Hope Fletcher
Squirrels and Robins
Clarista Hoult
Squirrels and Robins
Conor Mannion
Squirrels and Robins
Fela Lufadeju
Squirrels and Robins
Imogen Byron
Squirrels and Robins
Mairtin Dwyer
Squirrels and Robins
Michaela Brooks
Squirrels and Robins
Nicholas Hammond
Squirrels and Robins
Rudi Dock
Squirrels and Robins
Creative team
Programmes and Marketing
Reviews
Evening Standard
"you'd be hard pressed to find a more appropriate location for the adventures of Toad, Ratty, Mole and Badger and the leafy bowers of the Open Air Theatre add their own enchantment to this much loved children's classic."
London Theatre
"Laura Baggaley's production zips along at a fair and fluid pace...children quickly relishing the chance to hiss a villain or assist with Toad's escape from jail...Leo Conville, Simon McCoy and Terence Wilton are excellent as Mole, Ratty and Badger respectively and Jamie Beamish is highly entertaining as their bumptious friend."