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Wind in the Willows 2011

By:
Kenneth Grahame, adapted by Toby Hulse
Composer:
Simon Slater
Management:
The Watermill Theatre
Cast:
Jack Beale, Philip Buck, Howard Coggins, Naomi Sheldon, Lauren Storer, Steve Watts
Director:
Robin Belfield
Design:
Hayley Grindle
Musical direction:
Simon Slater, who also composes

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In opposing ways, this is a surprising yet obvious choice of adaptation for the Watermill's ingenuity. Surprising because it is more narrative than action leaving the characters to verbally describe their dreams and fears rather than live through them - with Toad incarcerated in a glass jar and exaggerating his imprisonment rather than living through it, for example. Yet it is obvious because it gives director Robin Belfield the challenge to produce a significant piece of theatre stamped with the Watermill's unique creativity. But does it work?..

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