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In 2001, Bill Kenwright produced and directed his own production of Whistle Down the Wind for a UK tour, starring Tim Rogers as The Man and Katie Rowley Jones as Swallow.

He was granted a considerable amount of creative freedom as director, authorised by Andrew Lloyd Webber to make significant changes to the dramatic structure of the musical, including replacing the running parable of Annie and Charlie Christmas told to the children by The Man with a lighter-toned number called " The Gang " ( lyrics by Don Black ).

This version was simpler in design and more focused on the human story than the spectacular visuals of the Aldwych production.

The show toured the UK a number of times with several cast changes between 2001 to 2004.