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PRODUCTION: Toad Of Toad Hall (Childrens Drama)
PRODUCTION DATE: June 1990
DIRECTED BY: Graham Knight
STAGED: The Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill.
SYNOPSIS: Taken from the book 'The Wind In The Willows' by Kenneth Grahame, the play revolves around four main characters: Rat, Badger, Mole and Toad. Toad's caravan and car adventures are included as well as Toad's imprisonment, his escape and fight with the weasels and stoats to regain his home with the help of his friends.
Although not a musical, the play contains six songs.
PLAYWRIGHT: A. A. Milne. Alan Alexander Milne (January 18, 1882 – January 31, 1956), was a British author best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems. Milne was a noted writer, primarily as a playwright, before the huge success of Pooh overshadowed all his previous work
BHTC NOTES: Only the production programme has so far been found.
| CAST
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| CREW
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| Cher Klimek
| Narrator
| Terry Thompsett
| Stage Manager
| Emma Sutherland
| Marrigold
| Elizabeth Batten
| Set Designer
| Jackie Hartley
| Nurse / Mama Rabbit
| Tim Kendall
| Technical Manager
| Theresa Hart
| Mole
| Graeme Duncan, Stewart Lawrence &
| Technical Assistants
| Linda Parry
| Ratty
| Brenda White
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| Jim Towell
| Mr. Badger
| Jo White
| Prompt
| Mary Spink
| Toad
| Barbara Kinsey, Sandra Knight &
| Properties
| Denise Borer
| Mable / Barge Woman
| Val Thompsett
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| Mary Spink
| Toad
| Lesley Robbins
| Make-up
| Rachel Dingle
| Chief Ferret
| Elizabeth Batten
| Choreography
| Hannah Batten
| Chief Weasel
| Rosalind Wood & Val Whitehead
| Front Of House
| Claire Foulse
| Chief Stoat
| Lee Sutcliffe
| Asst. Director
| Samantha Childs
| 1st Field Mouse
| Debbie Raper & Debbie Wenham
| Publicity
| Alan Butler
| 2nd Field Mouse
| Pat Griffiths, Sarah Parsons, Lesley Robins
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| Jaimie Todd
| Policeman
| Gavin Edwards, John Funnel, Keith
| Set Construction &
| Steven Rose
| Gaoler
| Griffiths, Mark Herbert, Laurie Parsons,
| Backstage Crew
| Pearl White
| Usher
| Terry Thompsett, Geoff Twyman,
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| Maureen Thomas
| Judge
| Allan Upchurch & Graham Wood
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| Angela Herbert
| Phoebe
| Graham Wood
| Box Office Manager
| Barbara Parsons
| Washerwoman
| Val Herbert, Pearl White,
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| Sarah Hall
| Lucy Rabbit
| Pat Griffiths, Denise Borer,
| Wardrobe
| Daniel Knight
| Harold Rabbit
| Ann Dingle & Sarah Parsons
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| Louise Thompsett
| Barge Horse
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| Ferrets: Kirsty McCulloch, Claire Parris & Caroline Hall
| Weasels: Graham McNally, Karen Bennett, Catriona Kelland & Sarah Marshall
| Stoats: Debbie Knight, Kerry Parsons & Kerry Blackbourn
Programme Cover |
Directors Introduction |
Scenes |
Cast |
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