Toad of Toad Hall
by A. A. Milne
An RSC production at RST, Stratford-upon-Avon, 1973/74
Running time: 2h
1 Intermission
Director: Euan Smith
Design: Adrian Vaux
Choreography: Sheila Falconer
Lighting: Brian Harris
Music: H. Fraser-Simson
Run sheet
RST, Stratford-upon-Avon......... 22 Dec 1973 - 19 Jan 1974
Cast
Sandra Scriven..... Singer/ Phoebe
Emma Dench or Wendy Hirons or Natasha Mullings..... Little Girl
David Suchet..... Mole
Jeffery Dench..... Ratty
Colin Douglas..... Badger
Derek Smith..... Toad
James Marcus..... Alfred
Jonathan Blake..... The back legs of Alfred
Dudley Stevens..... Chief Weasel
James Supervia..... Chief Stoat / Field Mouse / Turkey
Jonathan Blake..... Chief Ferret
Ian McDiarmid..... Judge
Robin Scobey..... Usher
Alexander John..... Policeman
James Marcus..... Jailer
Annette Badland / Jane Fox..... Field Mouses
Duck..... Robert Longden
Additional cast: Genevieve Allenbury, Jo Anderson, Anne Dodd, Vicky Fenton, Karen Ford, Annie Irving, Michael Ridgeway, Brian Shade.
Synopsis
A musical play in two acts by A. A. Milne, based on Kenneth Grahame’s book The Wind in the Willows, the classic children’s story with the lovable characters Rat, Toad, Mole and Badger.
Notes
Toad was first staged in Stratford at Christmas 1948 and was an immense success with revivals in 1949, 1951, 1956 (Stratford), 1954 (London) and 1972 (Stratford)
Stratford Toads 1948 to 1973
Michael Hordern as Toad, Stratford, Christmas 1948 and 1949
Leo McKern as Toad, Princess Theatre, London, Christmas 1954
Derek Smith as Toad, Jeffery Dench as Ratty, Colin Douglas as Badger and David Suchet as Mole, Stratford, Christmas 1973
Peter Woodthorpe as Toad, Michael Williams as Mole, Tony Church as Badger and Jeffery Dench as Water Rat, Stratford, January 1972
Patrick Wymark as Toad, Clive Revill as Water Rat, John Garley as Mole, Mark Dignam as Badger, Peter Palmer as Alfred's front legs and Thane Bettany as the back legs, Stratford, Christmas 1956
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