Timid Mole yearns to explore the wide world. Gruff old Badger enjoys peace and quiet. Rat likes summer picnics and just messing about in boats. Their idyllic lives on the Riverbank are turned upside down when Toad announces his latest in a long line of extravagant obsessions: a gypsy caravan. Generous Toad. Exciting Toad. Only-A-Tiny-Bit-Boastful Toad. The Riverbankers console themselves with the fact that he cannot possibly get any worse - until, bewitched by the roar of a motor-car and the screech of burning tyres, he does. The other animals resolve to save him from himself – but can they teach him even a jot of restraint AND help him evict the opportunistic stoats and weasels who have taken over his ancestral pile? 

Multiple award-winning Illyria celebrates Kenneth Grahame’s timeless tale of friendship, laughter, the longing for home and the lure of adventure. Enjoy it in the beautiful setting of The Old Vicarage Garden, Ramsden.

Running time (approx): 1hr 40min (inc 20 minute interval)
Suitable for ages 5+ (younger children also welcome).

Adults £20
Children (aged 10-16) £10
Children under 10 free

Chairs will be provided, but feel free to bring your own seating/rug, and dress for the weather! Cancellation in dangerous weather only, when performance will be rescheduled.

Garden open from 5.00 for picnics before performance. Bar available.
Well-behaved dogs on leads are permitted. Venue is not wheelchair accessible.