The Wind in the Willows (musical) A Musical Adventure at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and West Yorkshire Playhouse in 2007 and 2008. The musical has a book by "Downton Abbey" creator Fellowes, based on the 1908 novel "The Wind in the Willows" by Kenneth Grahame and is directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, with design by Peter McKintosh, lighting design by Howard Harrison and sound design by Gareth Owen. The show features an original score by George Stiles and lyrics by Anthony Drewe. Open auditions were held in April 2016. The musical made its world premiere at the Theatre Royal Plymouth from 8 to 22 October 2016, before
The Wind Has Risen a few months at a sanatorium at the foot of Mt. Yatsugatake in 1935. Three films have been produced based on the story. Most recently, Hayao Miyazaki's 2013 film, "Kaze Tachinu" (""The Wind Rises"", Academy Award-nominated for Best Animated Feature), is loosely based on the novel. The Wind Has Risen The Wind Has Risen (風立ちぬ – "Kaze Tachinu") is a Japanese novel by Hori Tatsuo, written between 1936–37. It is set in a tuberculosis sanitarium in Nagano, Japan. The plot follows a main character identified only with the pronoun "I" as he takes care for his fiancée, and then wife,