Shenley Walled Gardens presents The Wind in the Willows
Toad, Ratty, Mole and Badger will be at Shenley Walled Gardens for a production of children’s classic Wind in the Willows this weekend.
The book by Kenneth Grahame will be brought to life on Saturday by theatre company Heartbreak Productions.
The adventure story will see the four unlikely heroes battle with the scheming stoats and wheedling weasels who attempt to take over Toad Hall and will include music, song and dance for entertainment for all the family.
The production starts at 6.30pm at the gardens at Shenley Park, in Radlett Lane.
Tickets can be brought in advance, adults £10 (on the gate £15), children £8 (on the gate £10) and free for children under five.
They are available from the Shenley Park Trust on 01923 852629, or with credit card via the Heartbreak website www.heartbreakproductions.co.uk/ or through ticketing company www.piranprint.com/bookingshop/Attractions/Wind-In-The-Willows
Group bookings available through the Shenley Park Trust Office only.
For more information log on to www.shenleypark.co.uk.
Kenneth Grahame was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 8 March 1859. Excelling in both academic and sports pursuits whilst attending St. Edward’s School in Oxford, Grahame did not continue on with his dream of a university education due to financial constraints. In 1879 Grahame obtained a position within the Bank of England as a gentleman clerk but he found the routine so dulling that, from his rooms on Bloomsbury Street, turned his pen to writing stories. His first published story was titled By A Northern Furrow (1888), and his most famous short story is, still, "The Reluctant Dragon" (1898).
Posted: July 1st, 2009
Author: Lee
Categories: Kenneth Grahame
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