In the Willows
★★★★
“Kenneth Grahame meets Hamilton...
brilliantly original and delightfully funny… irresistible”
Daily Mail
The extraordinary new British Musical, with soaring vocals and spectacular street dance, starring Olivier Award winner Clive Rowe.
Mole’s first day in ‘The Willows’. Her classmates look a bit scary. Surely Mr Badger will look out for her, as streetwise Rattie, rich kid Toad and cheeky Otter teach her the ways of The Riverbank. But when Toad gets locked up for joyriding, the Weasel Clan break into his (lily)pad. It's now only a matter of time before Chief Weasel reveals Mole’s dark secret...
This classic story is brought leaping into the twenty first century. Featuring ballads, beats and backflips this fresh new musical will be fun for the whole family.
★★★★★
“nothing short of absolute brilliance” - Reviewshub
Written and directed by Poppy Burton Morgan (Mouthful, Trafalgar Studios), Choreography from Rhimes Lecointe (Associate Choreographer Zoo Nation), Music from Pippa Cleary (Adrian Mole; Menier Chocolate Factory) and hip-hop composer Keiran Merrick from the award-winning company who brought you Jungle Book and Little Mermaid.
★★★★★
“Worthy of the standing ovation” - Camilla Joyce
Watch the trailer for the 2019 tour of In the Willows.
★★★★★
“Theatre at its best. Drop everything and go see it!”
Reviewsgate
2019 TOUR Produced in association with Exeter Northcott Theatre.
Exeter Northcott Theatre
New Theatre Royal Portsmouth
Belgrade Theatre
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
New Wimbledon Theatre
Queens Theatre Hornchurch
Bristol Old Vic
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre
Theatre by the Lake
Oxford Playhouse
York Theatre Royal
Malvern Theatres
The Grand Theatre Blackpool
CAST
Chief Weasel | Bradley Charles
Owl | Abiola Efunshile
Duck | Chris Tendai
Bitchy Rabbit | Katherine Picar
Twitchy Rabbit | Treasure Iyamu
Badger | Clive Rowe
Mole | Victoria Boyce
Toad | Harry Jardine
Rattie | Zara MacIntosh
Otter | Chris Fonseca
CREATIVE
General Management | Oliver Mackwood Productions
Marketing & Press | Target Live
Production Photographer | Richard Davenport
Production Photographer | Andrew Ab
Publicity Photographer| Michael Wharley
Film-maker | Philip Clyde-Smith
Print Design | Rebecca Pitt
Production Stage Manager | David Selmes
CSM | Sophie Sierra
ASM | Lizzie Laycock
ASM / Wardrobe | Paige Harris
Sound Number One | Ben Smith
Production Electrician | Christopher Nairne
Set Builders | Basement 94
Recording Studios | Pure Soho
Book | Poppy Burton-Morgan
Music | Pippa Cleary and Keiran Merrick
Lyrics| Keiran Merrick and Poppy Burton-Morgan
Director | Poppy Burton-Morgan
Designer | William Reynolds
Musical Supervisor | Mark Collins
Choreographer | Rhimes Lecointe
Costume Designer | Ryan Dawson Laight
Sound Designer | Andy Graham
BSL Consultant | Deepa Shastri
Costume Supervisor | Hannah Boothman
Associate Director & Chorus Leader | Sheila Attah
Assistant Director | Eva O’Flynn
Assistant Director | Seraphim Davey
Orchestrations | Keiran Merrick
Assistant Musical Director | Cillian Donaghy
Vogue Teacher | Rinu Ogundeji
Copyist | Matt Smith
Reviews
★★★★★ “Theatre at its best. Drop everything and go see it!” Reviewsgate
★★★★★ “Not to be missed” Camilla Joyce
★★★★ “Energetic performances for all ages” The Reviews Hub
★★★★ “Kenneth Grahame meets Hamilton...brilliantly original and delightfully funny” Daily Mail
★★★★ ”clever and humorous...pure West End musical” The List
★★★★ ”a hilarious script, politically current and strikingly subtle” The Wee Review
“Intelligent, witty, and hugely exhilarating” British Theatre Guide
