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Watch: Our new trailer for Will Tuckett's Wind in the Willows

Kenneth Grahame's classic tale comes to the Linbury Studio in December.

By Lottie Butler (Assistant Content Producer)

10 November 2012 at 1.02am | Comment on this article

From 12 December, the Linbury Studio Theatre will be taken over by a mischievous Toad and a mild-mannered Mole as Will Tuckett’s The Wind in the Willows returns to the Royal Opera House.

A mixture of song, dance,  poetry and puppetry, it is an exuberant and theatrical piece that brings the adventures of Kenneth Grahame’s classic to life on stage.

Watch the trailer:

The trailer was filmed a few Sundays ago as opera-goers enjoyed a performance of Wagner’s Siegfried. The Clore Studio was taken over for the day by The Wind in the Willows cast: the normally pristine floor was covered with an array of willow branches, leaves and wrapping paper, and the air was slightly heady with smoke.

Take a look at our backstage photos:

  • The actors in make-up in preparation for The Wind in the Willows trailer shoot. © ROH 2012
  • Preparing the set for The Wind in the Willows trailer shoot. © ROH 2012
  • Preparing the set for The Wind in the Willows trailer shoot. © ROH 2012
  • Shooting The Wind in the Willows trailer. © ROH 2012
  • Shooting The Wind in the Willows trailer. © ROH 2012
  • Shooting The Wind in the Willows trailer. © ROH 2012
  • Shooting The Wind in the Willows trailer. © ROH 2012
  • Shooting The Wind in the Willows trailer. © ROH 2012
  • Cris Penfold as Toad in The Wind in the Willows trailer.  © ROH 2012
  • Shooting The Wind in the Willows trailer. © ROH 2012
  • Shooting The Wind in the Willows trailer. © ROH 2012
  • Shooting The Wind in the Willows trailer. © ROH 2012
  • Actors in The Wind and the Willows trailer. © ROH 2012

A Christmas favourite for children and adults alike, The Wind in the Willows will run from 12 December until 5 January.

By Lottie Butler (Assistant Content Producer)

10 November 2012 at 1.02am

This article has been categorised Dance and tagged Backstage, behind the scenes, bunnies, Kenneth Grahame, mole, The Wind in the Willows, toad, trailer, will tuckett

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