Dressing up as toads, moles and rats may not be everybody’s cup of tea but for these cheerful youngsters it certainly provided a fun afternoon of entertainment.

Children aged four to eight embraced their inner animals last Thursday as they learnt all about Kenneth Grahame’s classic children’s tale the Wind in the Willows and took part in a three-day theatre workshop run by Perform.

During the course youngsters learnt about music, dance and improvisation at the Russell Primary School, in Petersham Road, before proudly leaping around the stage in full costume showing off all the skills they had learnt on the performance course.