Tour dates:
Saturday 4 June – Moseley Park and Pool, Birmingham
Saturday 11 June – Bolton Gate Arts, Staffordshire
Saturday 2 July – Abington Park Museum, Northampton
Saturday 9 July – Brandon Country Park, Suffolk
Saturday 16 July – Lichfield Festival, Staffordshire
Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 July – Assembly Festival Gardens, Coventry
Saturday 30 July – At The Mill, Stillington, North Yorkshire
“There’s a world outside and I want to see it!”
Mole has been stuck inside for far too long. Finally escaping their underground home they team up with good friends Ratty, Badger and the loveably roguish Toad on an adventure to blow away the quarantine cobwebs. Mole and the gang must go head-to-head with a motor-car, Her Majesty’s Constabulary and, the greatest challenge of all, a legion of Weasels, Ferrets and Stoats who have taken up residence in Toad Hall. Can our plucky band of heroes save the day?
Find out in Paperback Theatre’s charming open-air adaptation of The Wind in the Willows.
After sell-out performances at Paperback’s own arts festival, Little but LIVE! 2021, and Assembly Festival Gardens at Coventry City of Culture 2021, this unshakeable company are delighted to be back and touring it to beautiful outdoor venues across the country.
Praise for The Wind in the Willows:
‘fun, funny and utterly charming’ (BrumHour)
Praise for Paperback’s previous work:
‘Entertaining and provocative’ (The Reviews Hub)
‘Joyous’ (Behind The Arras)
‘Emotionally rich and utterly engrossing’ (The 730 Review)
Paperback are a Birmingham-based theatre company. Their previous work includes thought-provoking original plays such as We Need to Talk About Bobby (Off Eastenders) and Me and My Doll, as well as innovative adaptations of well-loved classics. In 2020, as a response to Covid-19, they successfully set up an open-air arts festival called Little but LIVE! in Moseley Park, which platformed local artists who had lost work and brought the community together in a time of isolation. The event is now produced annually and will be entering its third year in 2022.
“A fresh, young company, with wit, imagination and unshakable confidence. Their shows are equally hilarious and touching.”
Neil Reading, Arena Theatre, Wolverhampton
Cast & Creatives
Badger Lucy Bird
Mole Charis McRoberts
Rat Carys Jones
Toad Nathan Blyth
Director Lucy Bird
Writer George Attwell Gerhards
Produced by Paperback Theatre
Listing Information
Running time 60 minutes no interval
Saturday 4 June 2pm & 5pm
Moseley Park and Pool
93B Alcester Road, Birmingham B13 8DD
Tickets £5 | Book tickets
Saturday 11 June
Bolton Gate Arts
Bolton Gate Farm, Leek Rd, Weston Coyney ST3 5BD
General £10, Concession £8, Family £30 | Book tickets
Saturday 2 July
Abington Park Museum
Park Avenue South, Northampton NN1 5LW
Adult £10, Child £7 | Book tickets
Saturday 9 July 1pm & 4pm
Brandon Country Park
Bury Rd, Brandon IP27 0SU
Adult £8, Child £5 | Book tickets
Saturday 16 July 1.30pm & 4pm
Lichfield Festival
Donegal House, Bore St, Lichfield WS13 6NE
Tickets from £6 | Book tickets
Saturday 23 & Sunday 24 July, 1.30pm and 3.30pm (both days)
Assembly Festival Gardens
Little Park St, Coventry CV1 2LU
General £9, Concession £7 | Book tickets
Saturday 30 July 2.30pm & 7pm
At The Mill
Stillington Mill, Mill Lane, Stillington, York YO61 1NG
Adult £12.50, Child £8.50 | Book tickets