Enchantment Theatre's PETER RABBIT TALES Begins Tonight

Enchantment Theatre Company will present Peter Rabbit Tales, a new and original production, which will be performed here at the holiday season as part of the show's world premiere tour. Enchantment has created a theatrical adaptation of Beatrix Potter's beloved stories of Peter Rabbit and his friends to mark the 150th anniversary of the author's birth. It also celebrates Enchantment's 15th year as a non-profit arts organization.

Enchantment will present the one-hour show in Philadelphia at the ArtsBank Theater on the corner of Broad and South Streets, tonight, December 12, 2015 -- January 3, 2016. Tickets will be available online at www.enchantmenttheatre.org. The city's children and families have been delighted by previous Enchantment productions including last year's Snow Queen and, in 2013, Aladdin and Other Enchanting Tales. Enchantment uses life-size puppets, fantastic costumes and masks, mime, magic, dance and music to tell its stories to the delight of audiences age five to eighty-five, or school groups from Pre-K to Grade 5.

"Once upon a time there were four little rabbits and their names were Flopsy, Mopsy, Cotton-Tail and Peter." This famous line opens Ms. Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit, the first of 23 stories that she wrote and illustrated, that have enchanted children and their families for more than 100 years. Peter hopped right out of the pages of her storybook and into children's hearts, and his adventures remain fresh and relevant for children today. Combining three of the famous "Peter Rabbit" tales, Enchantment's production introduces a grown-up Peter, his cousin Benjamin and sister Flopsy, as they remember their adventures in Mr. McGregor's garden and go on a quest to rescue Benjamin and Flopsy's children from the badger, Tommy Brock.

"We are thrilled that Penguin selected us to create this show," said Jennifer Blatchley Smith, co-artistic director of Enchantment. "We see it as both an honor and a challenge to present a faithful yet innovative rendition of the Peter tales. We worked closely with our Penguin colleagues in London to assure that we captured Peter's spirit," she said.

This appearance in Philadelphia is one of many stops on Enchantment's two-year international tour of the production, which kicks off in September and is expected to reach young audiences and school groups in 35-40 states. The production will travel to Canada in 2016 and the United Kingdom in 2017 with plans in the works for a tour to Japan and Australia.

This exclusive production is authorized by Penguin Random House UK, publisher, on behalf of Frederick Warne & Co, owner of all rights, copyrights and trademarks of Beatrix Potter character names and illustrations.

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