Casting announced for The Wind in the Willows

Casting has been announced for the forthcoming musical The Wind in the Willows.

Rufus Hound will star as the lovable menace Mr Toad in this highly-anticipated new musical production alongside Irish actor and singer Fra Fee as Mole, Downton Abbey’s Thomas Howes as Ratty, EastEnders bad-boy and Shrek star Neil McDermott as Chief Weasel and Sophia Nomvete as Mrs Otter.

The cast also features Rakesh Boury, Courtney Bowman, Jenna Boyd, Abigail Brodie, Jorell Coiffic-Kamall, Nicole Deon, James Gant, Evan James, Graham Lappin, Michael Larcombe, Bethany Linsdell, Dylan Mason, Emma Odell, Ryan Pidgen, Patrick Sullivan, Karli Vale, Adam Vaughan, Georgie Westall and Holly Willock.

The new musical adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s wild tale about the thrill-seeking Mr Toad has a book by Julian Fellows and music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.

The Wind in the Willows will receive its world premiere on 8 October 2016 at Theatre Royal Plymouth, prior to opening in London’s West End.

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