New Production Of The Wind in the Willows Planned for Staffordshire

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As an annual alternative to Pantomime, the New Vic Theatre in Newcastle Under Lyme will be pooping it’s horn with a brand new adaptation of The Wind in the Willows as its seasonal offering for the 2018 Christmas season.

Staffordshire’s New Vic Theatre will stage a brand new adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind In The Willows for Christmas 2018, following on from the theatre’s successful recent adaptations of Treasure Island, and The Snow Queen, which won the 2017 UK Theatre Award for Best Show for Children and Young People.

Featuring all of the familiar characters from the classic children’s story including Mole, Rat, Toad and Badger, this beloved tale of adventure, courage and the value of friendship will be brought to life in the theatre’s trademark style.

 

The show will be adapted by New Vic theatre’s Artistic Director Theresa Heskins and directed by Peter Leslie Wild (Chester Mystery Plays, 2018; Dial M for Murder, Seeing The Lights, New Vic) and run from Saturday 17 November 2018 – Saturday 26 January 2019.

Of course this production will provide a full 360 degree re-telling of the tale, performed ‘in-the-round’ on the New Vic stage.

“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”
― Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows

 

Theresa Heskins, who is tasked with bringing the story to the stage, said: ““The wit and charm of Kenneth Grahame’s novel is such a delight: no matter how many times I read it, it makes me chuckle. And Toad’s zest for adventure I’ve found utterly irresistible. Bringing these characters to New Vic audiences will be a joy and a privilege; and working with Peter Leslie Wild, who first encouraged me to try my hand at adapting a novel when I arrived at the New Vic 11 years ago, will be a special treat for me. ”

Peter Leslie Wild, who will direct The Wind In The Willows, said: “I am delighted to be returning to the New Vic and to have the chance to direct a version of one of my favourite books. I have so many happy memories of reading it to my own children when they were young and am looking forward to bringing it to life for the children and families of Staffordshire and beyond. And it is very exciting to be collaborating with Theresa Heskins again, who has so much experience of Christmas shows at the Vic.”

Tickets are available now.

 

ABOUT THERESA HESKINS

Theresa Heskins is the Artistic Director of the New Vic Theatre. Recent productions have included Kiss Me Quickstep, Robin Hood & Marian, Unearthed (developed in association with the National Theatre Studio; one of the Guardian’s top Ten Regional productions of 2015), The Throne, Dracula (one of the Observer’s Top Ten Productions of 2015), The Borrowers and Around the World in 80 Days in collaboration with Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre (nominated for ‘Best Show for Children and Young People’ in the 2014 UK Theatre Awards and the 2015 Manchester Theatre Awards ‘Best Production’).

Her adaptation of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, originally presented at the New Vic, has subsequently been produced by Northampton Theatres, the Kingston Rose and, last Christmas, by both the Edinburgh Lyceum and the Cardiff Sherman Theatre.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1458774858440{background-color: #e8e8e8 !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1458957047855{padding-right: 40px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”DATES, TIMES and BOOKING” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1458775149096{padding-top: 10px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1458775554849{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-12″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1521917393090{margin-right: 10px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]

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