Wind in the Willows - A one-man staging by Ian Reed - (to book a performance, call 212-841-0341) Kenneth Grahame's 'Wind in the Willows' has delighted generations of adult and child readers since its first publication in 1908. Among its fans was C.S. Lewis, who recalled "humbler pleasures, chuckling as it were in the ear, mumbling/ of glee, as kindly animals talk in a children's tale." The OOBR theatre review magazine in New York said of this staging: "Ian Reed acted the various characters with considerable talent." His adaptation is as faithful to Grahame's intent as the original illustrations for the book by Ernest H. Shepard (best remembered for 'Winnie the Pooh'), to whom Grahame said: "I love these little people, be kind to them." "All the world's wiseacres in arms Shan't detach my heart for a single moment From the man-like beasts of the earthy stories Badger or Moly. Rat the oarsman - Toad's complacence - Why! they all cry out to be used as symbols, Masks for Man, cartoons, parodies by Nature Formed to reveal us. Here's a Health to Toad Hall." From 'Impenitence' by C.S. Lewis