Performance

Venue	Finborough
	Also: The Finborough
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	19th April 2009
To	4th May 2009
When	19:30
Prices	From £13.00. To £13.00.
Finborough (V199)
Current/Future Listings
Listings Archive

The Killing of Mr Toad

Work:: The Killing of Mr Toad (S134449469)

The Killing of Mr Toad revisits a timeless classic and the extraordinary story behind it. 1934. Elspeth Grahame, elderly widow of Kenneth Grahame, lives alone, rarely washing, barely eating. When she receives flowers from a young fan of The Wind in the Willows, memories flood in and the familiar characters of Toad, Badger, Rat and Mole appear - to perform a musical entertainment in honour of their creator, laying bare the tragicomedy of their real-life counterparts: the shy, retiring Kenneth Grahame, who was both Secretary of the Bank of England and a successful author; Elspeth, an eccentric socialite; and their bumptious only son - who became the prototype for Toad. This rich and unusual play begins as a celebration of a famous book, but becomes a hard-hitting story of a dysfunctional family, unrealistic parental ambitions and teenage breakdown - as the author who delighted so many children is unable to save his own doomed son.

Author

David Gooderson

Production:: (T1949035962)

Performance Length: Approx. 2 hours

Producer	D2 and Co (in association with Neil McPherson for the Finborough Theatre)
Director	David Gooderson
Design	Ruth Hall
Musical Director	Stefan Bednarczyk
Choreographer	Miranda Fellows
Sound	Giles Webb
Performer	Stefan Bednarczyk
Performer	Leo Conville
Performer	Elizabeth Counsell
Performer	Timothy Davies
Performer	Jeffrey Perry

Listing:: L01937420372

Production details

Performance Length: Approx. 2 hours

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