So we’re doing a prod of The Wind in the Willows and I made the iconic protest sign in the Amazing Mr. Toad scene 😋
I love being an actor, techie, and assistant director at the same time ☝️🤓
Here’s my ref and the concept art
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So we’re doing a prod of The Wind in the Willows and I made the iconic protest sign in the Amazing Mr. Toad scene 😋
I love being an actor, techie, and assistant director at the same time ☝️🤓
Here’s my ref and the concept art
K so you know how when you want to make a quick post about how much you like Ratty's hat and then 2 hours later you've got a folder with over 70 images about WITW 2017 - well that happened to me, but some of these are absolutely fascinating. None less so than these images from the 2016 run which featured Sophia Nomvete, Fra Fee, Thomas Howes and David Birrell as Mrs Otter, Mole, Ratty and Badger respectively.
Why does Ratty have a paint bucket here, not there in 2017. These are promo images so maybe it's just to represent them painting the name on which is really, really cute if true. Or maybe that scene did initially have Ratty doing some painting.
They really made Chief Weasel look like the main here lol, love the direction here as well, Mrs Otter and Ratty very shocked as to Chief's appearance here while Badger just looks bewildered.
Interesting to note here that the Otter costumes were changed before Denise Welch took the role for 2017.
The phenomenal Neil Mcdermott and Rufus Hound both reprised their roles into 2017 however all these quite common photos are from the 2016 run interestingly.
Material from the 2016 version is tough to come by, including any video as far as i'm away yet but it would the very interesting to see even a snippet from pretty much the exact same show but with 4 majors actors swapped.
there are some more odd / promo / bts photos from 2016 as well but they can go in their own post cause some of the ones from west end as well are hilarious.
(I will make more posts rambling about all the other photos ive collected (this is like 1/10th of them), but even this is a ridiculously long post so hello to all 2 of you who made it this far down :)
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Rating: General Audiences Warnings: None Category: Gen
Relationships: Rat & Toad (Wind in the Willows), Mole & Toad (Wind in the Willows), Badger & Rat & Toad (Wind in the Willows), Badger & Toad (Wind in the Willows), Mole & Rat (Wind in the Willows), Badger & Rat (Wind in the Willows)
Characters: Badger (Wind in the Willows), Rat (Wind in the Willows), Toad (Wind in the Willows), Mole (Wind in the Willows), Mrs. Otter (Wind in the Willows)
Additional Tags: Friendship, Temporary Character Death, Angst, Angst and Hurt/Comfort, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Anxiety, you can't tell me ratty doesn't have anxiety, have you seen the musical?, Toxic friendship, toad causes toxic levels of stress, Feelings, Fear, Jetpacks, post-musical, post-show, Post-Canon, POV Alternating
Chapters: 1/1
Words: 2,438
Series: Part 4 of ‘The 12 Fics of The Holidays (2024)’
Summary:
Jetpacks! Way more fun than boring old run-of-the-mill motocars, right? Absolutely! Well, they are to Toad at the very least. To everyone else, it's an absolute nightmare. Ratty's worst fears almost come true.
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Ratty angst fans pspspspspspsps
This is an old wip but it's here now. Merry Christmas Eve and Happy Holidays everyone! I'll see you next after Christmas bc I'm busy tomorrow.
"Just as the great Pimpernel eluded the French, I shall escape from this cell a buxom but comely wench!" - Rufus Hound as Mr. Toad, 'To Be A Woman', The Wind In The Willows 2017 London production
Domestic husbands during spring time
Boating about by the river, picnics in the woods, tea and biscuits in the burrow
They’re so gay HELP
Ratty and Mole
every time I listen to Wassailing Mice now, all I can hear is the little things Ratty does
when he lifts up Moley to put up the decorations bc Mole can't reach
the "Tommy..." when the other mouse is telling the kid to lift up his lamp
the joy when he hears he's in the song - raises arms, "I'm in a song!" biggest fucking grin ever
his shared joy with Mole at Mole being in the song too
even afterwards when the mice want the humbugs and he just says "well why didn't you say so" in that resigned yet witty way he has
I love him sm
I need someone to yell at me about the Wind in the Willows musical pls
It's been going around and around in my brain for a few days now
Ratty & Mole have my heart <33