The Royal Opera House production of The Wind In The Willows is coming into the West End for Christmas.
Directed and choreographed by Will Tuckett, the show is presented by CMP and marks the first time that a Royal Opera House production will transfer commercially in this way.
Alex Beard, Chief Executive Designate of the Royal Opera House, said, “This is a hugely exciting development for us, seeing one of our much-loved productions transfer into the West End.
"The Wind in the Willows was the first small-scale Christmas production to be created for the then newly-opened Linbury Studio Theatre, and has been so popular that we have brought it back into the repertory three times since those first performances.
"Will Tuckett’s production is a wonderful family show and we’re really pleased that more people will have the opportunity to see it just down the road from Covent Garden.”
The Wind In The Willows is based on Kenneth Grahame's stories; the narration is by Sir Andrew Motion, the music is by Martin Ward, puppet design is by Toby Olié and the costume and set designs are by The Quay Brothers and Nicky Gillibrand.
Casting has not yet been announced; the recommended age range is five and over and the running time is one and a half hours including an interval.
The Wind In The Willows runs at The Duchess Theatre from 11 December to 1 February.
For further information and booking, visit www.roh.org.uk, call 020 7304 4000 (no booking fee) or visit www.nimaxtheatres.com (booking fee).