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in . u umroo “mamas - murmur, on hMBER it 1016 A fannl' y affair C I O C O The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Fnends a show the wholefamrly can enjoy at the Registry BY Bo- Vumc , Chronicle 514117 ightm'ng Bank) Productions was " I started after the founders saw too ‘ it many family-friendly produc- ‘ ' a tions that dumbed it down instead of if “\ â€" t “_ '/ detiveringqualitystoria. _, -. Q It also gave playwright Amy . 55 _ Neufeld and her husband and director 3 - J Sam Vaneniuk a chance to get their 1 ~ , whole family into theatre when their 1 ' ' , "5“! daughters Daisy and Matilda were 1. , t f; fm“ bom. ' k h 2 l i i All? 1 The naturally inquisitive girls were " ' ‘, f p " always wondering about the produc- ,. i , v i , ”f \ tions that mom and dad were mvolved ‘ l L; , t ,. , . g h msod'iislimetheydecidedtomakeit ”ii ' lfif “.s\‘t t, a family affair by casting them as mi5» _" i l ) F \ > .‘ \ ' ' chievous mice in their staging of The 3 ) ‘., 5151“ E Y \\ r:- ~ Tale of Peter Rabbit and Friends. Dec * m “1, “ i" a 25 -’ [to Dec. 4, at the Registrylheatre. , A L " f ' , it a}, - 0 v "With a couple of theatre people as .f ‘ ‘ } y m‘ , .. is! i, Parents, they never hada chance,” said ’ k: "a "/ Q is", 1 "" a as Vaneniuk with a laugh “There was no .: if“ i’ ,/ > . h“. we way they were going to avoid being in m / r ' l . ’/ x ‘ “is 1'?‘ < thisshow ,’ v , fl“, . ,,"a ‘ ‘. Plus when one parent goes miss» ‘u “f“; ”A ' h l "s‘ D 2" . 3. ing, when working on the final days of . . _ ~ 4" it; ", staging both girls know exactly where i , " w. â€" 1 $ " to find them. ' ‘-, j A it" "'lhey love come to rehearsals and , A i, is\ fl, f ' 4 l E; they're constantly coming up Will'l . ' ' s {Q ) ~ "- if ideas for their characters" said Var The Tales of Peter Rabbit at the Registry Theatre Dec, 1 to Dec. 4, features the debut of Matilda and Daisy Vaneniuk while their dad Sam is directing and tem‘uk mom Amy Neufeld adapted the story for the production which has become a family affair for the founders of Lightning Banjo Productions lovsowvsmom “ll 1 let them got especially the older one (Daisy) she would create a half ter stories.” say whatdoesthis mean? not to mention hisovm dauwners. to do. It's run across the stage and be hour solo piece for the show "the twist thistime is that she uses a “It can be explained as part of the “It's stretching my muscles in an cute, which they do by defauh all the "She's definitely got the bug ” mom reading the story to her daugiter story." interesting way. trying to come up with time the Beatrix Potter characters are as a narrative device, while also allow? Neuleld was a little more coy in a war to blend those difierent skill "[f we 8" much further down this in the public domain, and the stones ing the little girl. played by IOâ€"yearâ€"old whether it was a real reflection of bed sets,’ he said ‘When directing chil- path when Mm older, I'm sure we'll have delighted generations of children lackie Rouleau, to ask about some of time in her home, saying her girls like drenyou're teachingas much asyou‘re have a fun on collision bow/seen direcâ€" tor the last century. the peculiarities of the language. to stall. directing tor and dad.” It's the third adaptation of popular The turn of phrase, some of the "It was definitely inspired by some "Mth adults you can give them a In the end. they feel the lam charatters for Neufeld, |n( luding her words used and their 1 ontext are oltheir antics." said Neufeld. little push and off they go, with kids ily focus will really resonate with the script [or Cinderella (H) last year that much different from when Potter first This production is also a chalr you have to be a little more prescrip audience, Wally those parents out had audiences of all ages laughing at pemied it. lenge [or Varteniuk because of tiver' there who go through these bedtime the predicaments of the girl With the “lt’sbed time and this girl is kind of the blended cast. He's used to Throw in the confusion between negotiations ona nightly basis glass slipper, stalling," said Neufeld, ~lhis snory takes Working with adult actors or young director and dad. and the insulin}; R?“ "We try to keep them entertained, 'What I've done previously is taken them through the adventures that Pot actors. and neither the twain shall wen more extreme and we hope the audience is gnu-r a familiar fairy tale and put a little twist irr‘s own (hammers had, meet most times 'We deliberately “I" ”in“ and mined in the same way." said Nmifeld on it," said Neul'eld "lhis one is a more " the language can be a bu old lash But this time hr- lias got older armors Matilda's parts really simple," said Var l-or mu", Information, or to buy faithful adaptation ofsome Beatnx Poi loned, so We got a chararter who ran and young actors all at the same time. teniuk “There's not much direction ricketsvisit www Slime-The com A I h ' ' www.water ooc ronicle.ca ~ , From the latest intormatlon on local politics, to minor sports scores, 1 ~ g , _. 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