Velveteen Rabbit
A NOTE FROM BREC’S CREATIVE LEARNING COORDINATOR
Can a toy rabbit really become real? Margery Williams’ much-loved story has been playfully adapted to the stage in a production perfect for 4-12 year olds. Set within a film shoot, Velveteen Rabbit combines puppetry, live projections, music and humour to bring a timeless tale to life. Exploring themes of love, friendship, loss and the power of imagination, children are invited to bring along their favourite toy and join in the storytelling.
THEATRE
FOR SCHOOL YEARS K– 6
CURRICULUM LINKS
Learning Areas: English – Literature (Storytelling and Character); The Arts – Drama and Media Arts.
General Capabilities: Literacy; Critical and Creative Thinking; Personal and Social Capability.
A must-see for families and anyone who has ever cherished a beloved toy!
Lights! Cameras! Action! Set within a film shoot, layered with live projections, physical theatre company Born in a Taxi thoughtfully and hilariously reimagines this 100 year old children’s story by Margery Williams.
Please bring your own favourite snuggly toy to the show! This is a show where the toys are in charge on stage and your own special guest toy is a VIP.
One of those rare stories that dare to tease out complex themes of love, loss and change in away that allows children to connect with them, Velveteen Rabbit is about a toy rabbit who becomes real… but how did it happen? In the hands of Born in a Taxi, the story is infused with dynamic audience participation, live and recorded music with live stream video and projections layered into the work that plays with multiple scales that reflect the perspective of a child. Playful, visual and poetic.
Credits
Producer: Born in a Taxi
Writers, Creators, Performers: Penny Baron, Carolyn Hanna, Fiona Roake
Co Direction: Lily Fish Theatre
Set Design & creation: Miriam Ceh & David ‘Splatt’ Rosenblatt
Lighting & AV Design: Robert Brown
Animation: Vanessa White Media
Songwriting and composition: Fiona Roake
Costume: Nick Barlow
Music composition: Michael Havir
Velveteen Rabbit is created by Born in a Taxi, commissioned by Monash University Performing Arts Centre and supported by Creative Australia.
This performance is proudly supported by the WA Government
BREC’s Creative Learning Program is proudly supported by donors to our 2026 Annual Giving Campaign.
ENQUIRIES & BOOKINGS
Bring your students to BREC for the best excursion you’ll have this year.
Book your school group now via the form below or contact the our team for more information.
Contact the BREC Education Office
T: 1300 661 272
E: education@bunburyentertainment.com
* Please note that BREC’s Creative Learning Program is subject to change.
BREC Creative Learning Online Booking Form
“This is a beautiful, beautiful, beautiful piece of work”
Anne-Marie Peard, Smart Arts with Richard Watts on Triple RRR Radio
“This version is told in [a] way that’s so loving and honest that its sadness is hopeful and positive”
Anne-Marie Peard, Sometimes Melbourne (website)
“Born in a Taxi ‘holds the heart of this warm and tender tale in a mix of comedy, characters, personalities, theatrical forms and audience involvement without losing the simplicity and deep melancholy of its central character. Fiona Roake….holds the truth of the Rabbit in a way that never shies away from the vulnerability of the story’s character, or its heartbreaking end…. a rollercoaster from funny and physical to deeply warm and tender with the skill of a three ring circus… “
Sue Giles President ASSITEJ (International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People)