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The Wind in the Willows
- Narrated by: Cush Jumbo, Harriet Walter, Aimee Lou Wood, Susan Wokoma, Jennifer Saunders, Raj Gatak, Clare Corbett, Gerard McDermott, Stephanie Racine
- Length: 7 hrs and 4 mins
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Listen to clips from the audiobook and meet the characters
- The Wind in the Willows
- Experience the wonder of Lady Toad's song
- Mistress Badger encounters two friends in need of help
- Mrs Mole and Miss Water Rat meet for the very first time
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About the performer
Cush Jumbo is best known for starring in US series The Good Fight. She is the author of Josephine and I and received an OBE last year for her contribution to drama. Cush will take to the stage as Hamlet at The Young Vic in the near future and in 2021, will star as the lead in Britbox thriller The Beast Must Die opposite Jared Harris.
About the performer
Dame Harriet Walter is an award-winning British actress. She attended the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and has worked extensively in theatre, film television and radio. Her television credits include Sky Atlantic’s The End, Belgravia, Killing Eve, Succession, The Spanish Princess and The Crown. Films include The Last Duel, Herself, Rocketman, The Sense of an Ending, Sense and Sensibility and Atonement. On stage she is best known for her Shakespearean work, for example as Lady Macbeth, Beatrice and Cleopatra but also as Brutus, Henry IV and Prospero in the all-female trilogy for the Donmar Theatre. She has also created many new characters for contemporary writers. She was awarded an honorary doctorate by Birmingham University and is an honorary associate of the Royal Shakespeare Company. Harriet is also a writer and has published four books.
About the performer
Aimée Lou Wood is a British actress. She is best known for her debut role as Aimee Gibbs in the Netflix original comedy-drama series Sex Education and Sonya in the West End revival of Uncle Vanya. She can next be seen in feature film Louis Wain and season 3 of Sex Education.
About the performer
In 2020, BAFTA Breakthrough Brit Susan Wokoma starred in Amazon Prime Video’s Truth Seekers, Netflix’s Enola Holmes and Donmar Warehouse’s Teenage Dick. Previous to this, Susan filmed the BBC One series Dark Mon£y, Channel 4 comedy series Year of the Rabbit, comedic horror series Crazyhead, The Ghost and The House of Truth and the second series of the BAFTA award-winning Chewing Gum. She also appeared on stage in Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Additional screen credits include: Crashing, Half of a Yellow Sun, The Inbetweeners 2 and That Summer Day. Susan wrote and starred in the award-winning short Love the Sinner and has also written the screenplay for BBC Films Three Weeks.
About the performer
Jennifer Saunders is one half of the legendary comedy duo French and Saunders. She also wrote and starred in the award-winning and critically acclaimed television series Absolutely Fabulous. The feature film Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie was released in the summer of 2016. Jennifer co-wrote and acted in Girls on Top, The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle and Jam and Jerusalem. Other television credits include Blandings, Josh, Stick Man, The Boy In The Dress, This Is Jinsy, Dead Boss and Friends. She wrote and starred in many of the 69 Comic Strip films. Recent credits include The Stranger and There’s Something About Movies. Jennifer has voiced characters in feature films such as Sing, The Minions and Shrek 2. In 2020, she recorded an episode of The Simpsons.
About the adaptor
Dina Gregory is a storyteller and lyricist who hails from Devon. She holds a Masters in Psychology, Physiology & Philosophy (PPP Joint Honours) from Somerville College, Oxford University, and a second Masters in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Her musicals, plays, songs, arias and choral anthems have been performed at venues large and small, both in the USA and the UK. Her short stories—many penned for children—can be heard on Audible. One of Dina’s longstanding collaborators is her twin sister, singer-songwriter and composer Rosabella Gregory. During childhood, the pair divided their time between the piano and the moors. Many of Dina’s projects are written with Rosabella, including this The Wind in the Willows adaptation.
About the composer and singer
Rosabella Gregory is an award-winning singer-songwriter and composer. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, she has released three albums and performed throughout the UK and internationally, both as a solo artist and in support of the legendary Jools Holland on his Country House tour. Her musicianship has led to collaborations within Theatre, Television and Opera. Collaborating with her twin sister, Dina, has given Rosabella some of her most rewarding writing experiences, dating back to a rock opera they penned when they were teens (Mellisa’s Maelstrom), which was produced by English National Opera’s Baylis programme; right up to the present day and their collaboration on The Wind in the Willows.
Summary
Experience the classic tale of The Wind in the Willows as you’ve never heard it before.
Meet Lady Toad, Mistress Badger, Miss Water Rat and Mrs Mole as they go about their adventures, messing around on the river, gallivanting in Lady Toad’s shiny new toy and fighting valiantly to save Toad Hall from unruly squatters.
In this retelling by Dina Gregory, The Wind in the Willows becomes a story about a group of female animals to be admired for their close sisterhood and fierce independence. Featuring original music and songs by Rosabella Gregory and sound effects captured on location, put your headphones on, sit back and lose yourself in the British countryside.
Cover artwork and illustrations: Melissa Castrillon.
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- leiwolf
- 09-12-20
Interesting but unnecessary take on an old classic
Whilst this is an interesting take on an old classic and the performance is good, changing the characters gender for the sake of it doesn’t really add nor take away from the story. I will add that this version isn’t aimed for someone like me and I can understand why Dina change the character gender and the argument for and against it. Still one wonders whether folks would be understanding if a man change the gender of, say, the characters of little women for example.
My one gripe about this version is that they referred to the great god Pan as her but if that’s my only gripe then it’s neither here nor there.
I would highly recommend anyone giving this a go as you would either like it or not. I be interested to see what else Dina does.
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- Rosie Smith
- 11-12-20
utterly charming
Beautifully performed by a wonderful cast and I found the gender swap very interesting. Highly recommend
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- Sarah P
- 13-12-20
Thank God it was a free download!
I never read the original. I didn't read the details .
I was taken back that all the characters were female !
Its only 3/5 stars for me
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- ursulina
- 18-12-20
wonderful
I really enjoyed this! I am not English and do not know the original male version.
So I am probably the perfect listener for this. For me all the characters fitted so well into the story and it is difficult for me to imagine them as males.
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- Amanda Lambert
- 16-12-20
unswitchoffable
Nothing bad to say about this experience it is just blissful all the way. The voice casting is prefect and Jennifer Saunders and Harriet Walter give of the very pinnacle of their craft. I had just re read the book but this presentation brings out the poetry, the allegory and the unremitting genius of the work ,it is faultless.
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- Farca Roxana
- 25-12-20
Superb
This was by far the best Christmas gift I received. I listened to this Audible version before and during Christmas days, and it made my days brighter. The voices and characters are amazing, I do not understand how someone could criticize it, only becuause it is more feminist than the original version. It does not matter, really.
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- Alasdair Fraser
- 19-12-20
Not that bad!
I appreciate the cries of PC-feminist-revisionism levelled at this adaptation, but in this instance I don't think it detracts from the story, and I enjoyed all of the voice actors. Great job from Ms Jumbo and Saunders particularly.
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- Anna Edgar
- 21-12-20
Much better than I expected
This was so good. There were some beautiful descriptions of the land, the seasons, the weather from the viewpoint of little creatures close to the ground. And the actors sounded as if they were really enjoying themselves. The story, the characters were brilliant, familiar friends from childhood, without being stereotypes, and with a wicked twist. I loved it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 30-12-20
Fabulous and funny
I've always found some of the adaptations a bit stuffy, and the book disappointing considering the plot is excellent. This version is such a lot of fun. The cast are great- Jen Saunders a particularly good Lady Toad. The gender swap added some life and a twist which enhanced it for me. Well done Audible
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- Anonymous User
- 29-12-20
whole family enjoyed
It's really nice to get a classic story with women who are not just there to be a mother. It's always such a challenge to gender swap characters when reading stories to my kids (in case the character's gender becomes important later or having to read ahead a little to make sure I get the pronouns right) so I really appreciate the effort Ms Gregory went through to make this available.
Also, great appeciation to the narrators for an excellent performance.
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