The Velveteen Rabbit is a children’s classic. I’d never heard of it so went with no expectations. The show tells the simple and touching story of how a toy rabbit was loved so much he became real. It had the feel of an old ‘once upon a time’ story – nanny, nursery and all. It was performed by a young company on a storybook set depicting the nursery with different sized toy boxes a few scattered toys and a large fireplace that neatly doubled as a bed.
It was visually appealing with colourful costumes and many puppet characters made simply but not soft and cuddly (for small children the horse was perhaps frighteningly large). The show also benefited from some production on a large stage which for a children’s show, made a nice change.
I enjoyed the show, it was good, but ‘truly dazzling’ it was not. The main thing was that is was quite wordy – even for story-theatre and though it was nicely staged and paced I thought it lacked a bit of charm and magic. Sitting at the back of the auditorium, I couldn’t see the faces of the children in the audience but the show seemed to grab their attention and I’d say on the whole the audience really enjoyed this show. Duration 50mins
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