Toad of Toad Hall at the Australian National University.

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Toad of Toad Hall is the first of several dramatisations of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. It was written by A. A. Milne. He extracted the adventures of Mr. Toad (which form only about half of the original book) because they lent themselves most easily to being staged. A. A. Milne loved the book, which is one of the reasons he decided to do an adaptation of it. The play has four main characters: Rat, Badger, Mole, and Toad. Toad's caravan and car adventures are included, as well as his imprisonment, escape, and subsequent 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. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1184x888, 287 KB) Summary The toad outside of Toad Hall, ANU Canberra. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1184x888, 287 KB) Summary The toad outside of Toad Hall, ANU Canberra. ... The Australian National University, or ANU, is a public university located in Canberra, Australia. ... Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... Kenneth Grahame Kenneth Grahame (March 8, 1859 – July 6, 1932) was a Scottish novelist. ... For other uses, see The Wind in the Willows (disambiguation). ... Alan Alexander Milne (IPA pronunciation: ) (January 18, 1882 – January 31, 1956), also known as A. A. Milne, was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various childrens poems. ... Mr. ...

Its first production was at the Lyric Theatre (London) in London on 17 December 1929. The Lyric Theatre in April 2007 The Lyric Theatre is a West End theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Actors

During the play's history many great actors have played the part of Toad in a number of plays, films, and TV dramatizations. These include:

• Terry Jones - Director and actor in the hit film, The Wind in the Willows (film)
• Thomas Dempster - familiar Toad in the KH BLS play, Toad of Toad Hall
  
• Leo McKern - Popular as Toad on stage in London

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External links

• About the play
• Toad of Toad Hall 1961–62 production, with a cast including Ian McKellen