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1969: Presented by [[GADS]], produced by [[Jane Osborne]], with music composed by [[Albert Honey]], in July 1969, including [[Bill Chalmers]] as Badger; [[Beth Turner]] as Ratty; [[Anne Williams]] as Mole; [[Dugald Thomson]] as Toad; [[Jane English]] as Phoebe, the Gaoler's daughter; [[Margaret Wood]] as The Washerwoman; [[Ken Gough]] as Alfred the Horse; [[Geoff Vetch]] as Mr Pig the Policeman; [[Bruce Couperthwaite]] as Mr Owl the Judge and [[Ann Marsh]] as Miss Parrot, the Usher | 1969: Presented by [[GADS]], produced by [[Jane Osborne]], with music composed by [[Albert Honey]], in July 1969, including [[Bill Chalmers]] as Badger; [[Beth Turner]] as Ratty; [[Anne Williams]] as Mole; [[Dugald Thomson]] as Toad; [[Jane English]] as Phoebe, the Gaoler's daughter; [[Margaret Wood]] as The Washerwoman; [[Ken Gough]] as Alfred the Horse; [[Geoff Vetch]] as Mr Pig the Policeman; [[Bruce Couperthwaite]] as Mr Owl the Judge and [[Ann Marsh]] as Miss Parrot, the Usher | ||
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| + | 1984: Presented by [[Westville Theatre Club]] at [[Westville Civic Centre]], adapted and directed by [[Les Fisher]]. | ||
1987: Performed by students of [[Drama Department of the University of Durban-Westville]] in the [[Asoka Theatre]]. | 1987: Performed by students of [[Drama Department of the University of Durban-Westville]] in the [[Asoka Theatre]]. | ||
Revision as of 12:22, 15 May 2026
Toad of Toad Hall is an adaptation for the stage by English author A.A. Milne (1882-1956) [1] of The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1950: Presented by Children's Theatre at the Library Theatre, Johannesburg, 1950, starring John Ingram, Joe Goodman, Redvers Kyle and Tom Reich.
1969: Presented by GADS, produced by Jane Osborne, with music composed by Albert Honey, in July 1969, including Bill Chalmers as Badger; Beth Turner as Ratty; Anne Williams as Mole; Dugald Thomson as Toad; Jane English as Phoebe, the Gaoler's daughter; Margaret Wood as The Washerwoman; Ken Gough as Alfred the Horse; Geoff Vetch as Mr Pig the Policeman; Bruce Couperthwaite as Mr Owl the Judge and Ann Marsh as Miss Parrot, the Usher
1984: Presented by Westville Theatre Club at Westville Civic Centre, adapted and directed by Les Fisher.
1987: Performed by students of Drama Department of the University of Durban-Westville in the Asoka Theatre.
Sources
Trek, 14(2):19. February 1950.
Photographs, some with captions, of the cast (GADS production 1969) held by NELM: Photograph collection [Collection: Rhodes University. Drama Department]: 2006. 6. 5. 4
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