Toad of Toad Hall (1971)
by Kenneth Grahame from the book by A.A. Milne
Directed by Alex Kanarek
Performances: Sun – Sat December 1971, Theatre
Contents
Introduction
Text about the play
Cast
- Mole - Christine Wilson
- Rat - Terry Barden
- Toad - Edwin Stone
- Badger - Vic Shaw
- Alfred - Mike Mawby/Clarence Llewellyn-Smith
- Chief Ferret - Ray Sergeant
- Chief Weasel - Dennis Picott
- Chief Stoat - Brian Field
- Policeman Bernie Bullbrook
- Gaoler - Jim Hewgill
- Usher - Mike Mawby
- Judge - John Harris
- Phoebe - Diane Bushell
- Washerwoman - Rita Toothill
- Field Mice - Marjorie Stead, Jaqui Smith, Anne Woolhouse
- Mamma Rabbit - Margery Keable
- Lucy Rabbit - Marjorie Stead
- Harold Rabbit - Jaqui Smith
- Ferrets, Stoats & Weasels - Margery Keable, Diane Bushell, Anne Woolhouse, Jaqui Smith, Marjorie Stead, Pam Paszkowska, Sheila Pasco
Crew
- Stage Manager - John Kennedy
- Assistant Stage Managers - Karen Pavely, Jane Davis, Sheila Pasco, Jeff Knight, Sheila Hills, Ray Sergeant, Brenda Johnson
- Lighting - Alex Kanarek, Lyndon Murgatroyd
- Design - Peter Broderick
- Construction - John Cooke
- Asst to the director - Pauline Slater
- F.O.H. Manager - Frank Howcutt
- Box Office Manager - Tony Westhead
Reviews
Some review quotes go here
Gallery
- From Archive book, Sepia photos from the collection of Margery Palmer
Contrast and gamma adjusted version of previous picture (some detail may be lost)
Contrast and gamma adjusted version of previous picture (some detail may be lost)
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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What great fun this production was to direct! We had never done a real musical before (just some Music Halls & Reviews), but singers and dancers just appeared overnight! The best piece of casting was little Christine Wilson as Mole. I still remember her first appearance at the opening of the show. And, Edwin as Toad was just made for the part. In fact the four leads were all brilliant. Not so brilliant was the idea of making all the sets out of giant-sized children's building blocks. This was a good idea from the design point of view, but the scene changes(by my willing cast of Stoats and Weasels) seemed to take for ever. But the audiences loved it, which is all that matters...Alex Kanarek.
See Also
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