Richard Stemp

RICHARD STEMP

Theatre

The Wind in the Willows
Adapted from the book by Kenneth Grahame by Mollie Guilfoyle

The London Classic Theatre Company
Solent Peoples Theatre, 29 November 1993 - 22 January 1994
Directed by Mollie Guilfoyle

It was fantastic to work with Mollie Guilfoyle at the now-defunct Solent Peoples Theatre. Her focus on character, and her idiosyncratic rehearsals made the whole process a joy. It was also lovely to work with the wonderful Frances Lynch again, who had created the music for No. 3 Pied Piper Street. I can't say I enjoyed the rubber balaclava-style masks, but then...

"Richard Stemp is a marvellously crusty old Badger."
— Southampton Advertiser, January 5, 1994

"Richard Stemp, as Badger, maintained the high quality of the whole company. His diction was perfection, as were his co-actors. He also found time to double, as the Sea Faring Rat."
— January 20, 1994

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