johnross Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Will Tuckett's Wind in the Willows opens tonight at the Linbury Theatre. A most entertaining tale. Here are a couple of pictures from the photocall. Toad - Cris Penfold frightens Badger - Sam Archer Mole - Clemmie Sveaas, Toad - Cris Penfold and Ratty - Will Kemp encouraged by Narator - Anthony McGill More pictures on www.johnrossballetgallery.co.uk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 Thanks for the pictures - they are reall lovely, I must show them to my grand-daughter before we go to see the show after Christmas. Great to see Luke Heydon and Will Kemp again. Margaret 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Kent Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Wind in the Willows has lost none of its charm and there have been some significant improvements...for example a superb Narrator who can also sing, and a giant puppet judge who towers over poor Toad in act 2 as he condemns him to 20 years in gaol. However I have been spoilt by having seen the 'maestro' Matthew Hart as Toad in previous productions.For me the new Toad, Chris Penfold conveys the manic behaviour without quite achieving the pathos required...his performance was therefore not nearly as touching. It was wonderful to have Will Kemp back as the jaunty Ratty, his expressive face and mannerisms bristling with character, and the marvelous Luke Heydon multi-tasking as an Otter, Weasel, various other personages and the delightfully coy Gaoler's Daughter! Its still a magic experience for kids and those, like me, who are still kids at heart! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Thanks, Mandy. I shall be seeing it soon, so I shall see what I think then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 We took our grand-daughter to yesterday's matinee and had a really lovely afternoon. I agree with Mandy - the narration was much better and loved both Luke Heydon in his many roles and Will Kemp's Ratty - my grand-daughter's favourite character. Clemmine Sveaas was good as Mole and I enjoyed Cris Penfold's Toad. The interval chase round the foyer was great fun and seemed to go on longer than I remember from last time (but that was 6 years ago) - lots of interaction between Toad and the children. It is a lovely production and I do hope we don't have to wait too long to see it again - we have other grand-children waiting! Margaret Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restor Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Good photos it is a pity you can't buy production photos from the ROH shop and people don't produce ballet annuals anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandy Kent Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 I still have my WITW fridge magnets (original cast) in daily use on my fridge! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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