The Literature Network - 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

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

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From: The Independent - London
Date: 20021209
Author:NADINE MEISNER

"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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