Julian Fellowes reunites with George Stiles and Anthony Drewe to adapt
The Wind
in the Willows for the West End
Friday 9th December 2011
Jamie Hendry announced plans this morning to stage a brand new musical theatre adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's classic novel The Wind in the Willows in London.
Julian Fellowes is writing the book and reunites with composer and lyricist duo George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. The three first collaborated on Disney and Cameron Mackintosh's hit musical Mary Poppins which ran for three years in the West End and has been playing on Broadway since 2006.
Julian Fellowes has achieved extraordinary success recently having created the hugely successful period drama Downton Abbey for which he won two Emmy Awards in 2011. Fellowes won an Oscar in 2002 for his Gosford Park screenplay. Other screenplays include The Young Victoria, The Importance of Being Earnest and a new version of Romeo & Juliet due for release in 2012.
George Stiles and Anthony Drewe have been writing together for twenty-eight years. They are best known for writing new songs for Mary Poppins, their Olivier Award-winning Honk!, and more recently Betty Blue Eyes. Other work includes Just So, Peter Pan and they are currently developing Soho Cinders and Soapdish.
The production is being developed and produced by Jamie Hendry Productions.
The production will be produced for London's West End, full information regarding dates and theatre will be published in due course.