National Theatre at Home, the National Theatre’s pioneering streaming platform, announces the release of The Wind in the Willows: The New Musical on 8 May 2025, perfect for the whole family.
Audiences can join Ratty, Badger, Mole, and the impulsive Toad as they embark on a series of riotous adventures spiralling from Toad’s insatiable need for speed! The production features eye-poppingly beautiful design, exuberant choreography, a gloriously British score, comedy, heart, and thrills, sure to delight families across the country.
Captured live from the London Palladium in 2017, The Wind in the Willows stars Rufus Hound as the amazing Mr Toad, Simon Lipkin as Ratty, Craig Mather as Mole, Neil McDermott as Chief Weasel, Denise Welch as Mrs Otter, and Gary Wilmot as Badger.
Based on Kenneth Grahame’s treasured novel, The Wind in the Willows was brought to the stage by producer Jamie Hendry in a new musical adaptation with a book by Academy Award-winning screenwriter and Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes and Olivier Award-winning composer and lyricist duo George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, and directed by Rachel Kavanaugh. The capture was directed by Tim Van Someren and produced by Jamie Hendry, Gavin Kalin, and Austin Shaw.
The Wind in the Willows joins National Theatre at Home’s collection of titles perfect for the whole family, including the Olivier award-winning Life of Pi, which releases for streaming from today.
Launched in 2020, National Theatre at Home offers access to over 100 productions, with new titles added monthly. Subscriptions are available for £9.99 a month or £99.99 annually.
All titles on National Theatre at Home include captions, and over 85% are available with Audio Description.
Bloomberg Philanthropies is the Headline Sponsor of National Theatre at Home.
National Theatre at Home is also supported by The Linbury Trust.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
