The Wind in the Willows is an exciting stage adaptation by Toby Hulse of Kenneth Grahame’s classic tale that will play in the main house over the festive period at the Theatre from Friday 25 November until Saturday 31 December.
This charming and delightful adaptation of the much-loved The Wind in the Willows proved hugely popular when we produced and presented it last summer, and so we are thrilled to be sharing it with audiences again this Christmas.
Cast
Charlotte Dowding
John Holt-Roberts
April Nerissa Hudson
Inés Sampaio
Ivan Stott
Isobel Witcomb
The cast includes: Charlotte Dowding as Mole (The Wind in the Willows summer 2021 production for Derby Theatre, Girl Scouts vs. Aliens and Eat Your Heart Out at the Edinburgh Fringe and Paper. Scissors. Stone at Vaults Festival and Elevator Festival); John Holt Roberts as Toad (Kes, Alice in Wonderland and The Gingerbread Man for Derby Theatre, ); April Nerissa Hudson as Squirrel/Ensemble (Treasure Island and The Little Mermaid for Derby Theatre, WANTED for Gazebo Theatre, A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Front Room Productions and Freeman for Strictly Arts Theatre Company); Ines Sampaio as Black Rat (Extra Time and The Emperor’s New Clothes for Derby Theatre and work with various theatres and companies including Nottingham Playhouse, Hubbub Theatre, Gecko, Nonsuch, Parrabbola, Circus Hub, StoneCrabs, Troupe Concerts, Front Door Theatre and Cherwell Theatre); Ivan Stott as Badger (The Emperor’s New Clothes, One Man, Two Guvnors, The Jungle Book, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, The Gingerbread Man and Little Red for Derby Theatre, composer for numerous Derby Theatre productions, including, more recently, Jekyll and Hyde, The Emperor’s New Clothes and Extra Time) and Isobel Witcomb as Ratty (Goldilocks and the Three Bears for Hiccup Theatre, The Wind in the Willows and The Wave for Calf2Cow, Romeo & Juliet and A Midsummer Night’s Dream for Young Shakespeare Company plus Macbeth and Much Ado About Nothing UK tours for The Three Inch Fools.
Joining the adult company of actors will be a young company of local performers including Qasim Afsar, Anaya Barnes, Charlotte Keira Bennett, Lotty Bricklebank, William Brown, Eeesha Choan, Jaylei Brooke Dean, Evan Gore, Rahul Gandabhai, Poppy Harvey, Takoda Liverman, Kian Lucas, Amelie Mae Parkin, Freddie Phillips, Georgina Salwey, Olivia Simpson, Ted Staley and Lily Stals.
The creative team for The Wind is the Willows is Toby Hulse (Adaptor); Trina Haldar (Director); Ivan Stott (Composer and Sound Designer); Nettie Scriven (Set and Costume Designer); Alexandra Stafford (Lighting Designer); Stacey McCarthy (Movement Director); Omar Khan (Assistant Director); Ian Stapleton (Fight Director) and Sue Pyecroft (Puppetry).
The Wind in the Willows is a funny, timeless tale of friendship, courage, consequences and bravery, a firm family favourite perfect for all ages that will feature live music, songs, a multi-talented company of actor-musicians and lots of festive sparkle.
Join Toad, Ratty, Mole, Badger and their animal friends for a whirlwind adventure amidst the English countryside.
When Mole forfeits his seasonal cleaning for the lure of the luscious riverbank, they have no idea of the thrilling journey that they and their friends are all about to embark on.
TICKETS AND HOW TO BOOK
For more information and to book, you can call the Box Office on 01332 593939, online at www.derbytheatre.co.uk, text 07717 346964 or email DerbyTheatreTickets@derby.ac.uk.
Tickets: £13.50 – £30.50, under 26s £13.50 – £28.50, schools £11.50 (with 1 free teacher ticket with every 10 tickets booked).
ACCESSIBLE PERFORMANCES:
British Sign Language performances are on: Friday 2 December at 7.15pm, Saturday 17 December at 2.30pm and Monday 19 December at 10.15am.
Audio Described performances are on Wednesday 14 December at 2.30pm and Wednesday 21 December at 2.30pm (Touch Tours on both dates at 1.15pm).
Relaxed performances are on: Friday 9 December at 11am and Saturday 17 December at 2.30pm.
Dementia-Friendly performance is on: Thursday 29 December at 2.30pm
Distanced Performances (with reduced capacity) are on Saturday 17 December at 2.30pm and Thursday 29 December at 2.30pm.
