Wind of change A new version of Kenneth Grahame's classic marks a new era of experimentation and access at the Royal Opera House's smaller spaces, says NADINE MEISNER

The Independent - London | December 9, 2002| | Copyright

"Hullo, Mole!" "Hullo, Rat!" "Hullo, Toad!" Yes, it's time for the River Bank and the Wild Wood, for Toad Hall and Toad's shiny new motor car, painted bright red; and Toad himself in "goggles, cap, gaiters and enormous overcoat". Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows is upon us, not in the Alan Bennett version that was a hit at the Royal National Theatre a few years back, but in a new mixed- media production by the Royal Ballet (RB) choreographer William Tuckett. It brings together singers, dancers, a narrative by the poet Andrew Motion and a live narrator in the shape of the former RB ...

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