Adapted from Kenneth Graham’s story by Glenn Elston
At Botanical Gardens, Melbourne from 13 Jan, 1994
Reviewer: Kate Herbert
This review was published in Melbourne Times after Jan 13, 1994.
For eight years now Glenn Elston has produced Wind in the Willows in the perfect surroundings of the Botanic Gardens. Families seem to love it. The kids, who are dubbed rabbits by Head Chief Rabbit (Ian Mc Kellar), have "an adventure" with Ratty, Weasel, Mole, Badger, Otter and the inimitable Toad of Toad Hall played with great panache and wit by Guy Hooper.
Oldies can lounge around picnicking and laughing at the abundant adult humour in the script.
The production is not high art and has a flawed script, but it characters make delightful surprise entrances in boats, through trees, on bicycles and in motorised vehicles.
There is some inconsistency in performances and voices are often a little strained in the outdoors, but the show is gentle and fun with plenty of participation for the kids and time for wine-sipping for parents.
Kate Herbert 13.1.9
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