Rag & Bone Blog

Peter Rabbit

June 2, 2025
The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Podcast news

Yay! It’s June, and things are hopping at Rag & Bone!
The next episode of Rag and Bone Story Time, our children’s podcast, is The Tale of Peter Rabbit. You can listen to it here.

The School of Dance

We are also thrilled to be collaborating this week with The School of Dance. 75 young dancers of The School are performing in the Theatre of the Canadian Museum of History on Saturday, June 7 beginning at 7:00 pm. The family friendly dance event includes A Hare’s Tale: The Mischievous Adventures of Peter Rabbit! John’s been helping with the rabbit ears, and Kathy will be on stage in the role of Mrs. Rabbit!

Call 613-238-7838 or email aide@theschoolofdance.ca to purchase tickets ($35).

Mrs Rabbit talks to her children

Yes—it’s the same story! Come see the ballet in the theatre, then listen to the podcast anywhere, anytime.

BTW, feel free to check out our Miss Maple Mysteries podcast too, eleven episodes of our cozy crime series set in and around Orléans, for older listeners.

Staged reading at Shekman Arts Centre

November 30, 2024
Freddy the Detective
Freddy, Squirrel and the Rabbit

At Shenkman Arts Centre’s Richcraft Theatre
Saturday, December 7 at 10:30 and 12:30

Freddy the Pig wants to be a detective, but the mysteries are piling up. Who stole the toy train? Where’s the missing rabbit? How do you lock up a misbehaving fly? Luckily friends like Jinx, a cat, Mrs. Wiggins, a cow, and Mrs. Webb, a spider, can help.

We’re working on a new show, based on a series of books by Walter R. Brooks, and you’re invited to a sneak peek at the work so far. Join us for a staged reading of the script, animated with puppets, masks, music and dance.

We’re thrilled to have dancer Simone Brown and violinist Reiko Lokker join us for this project and we’d love your feedback.

We are grateful to the Shenkman Arts Centre’s ARTicipate Foundation and the The Ottawa Community Foundation for their support of Freddy the Detective.

Check out other SAC events, including a local vendors’ Holiday Market on the same day as our performances, Saturday December 7th.

Look for us in the Richcraft Theatre. We can’t wait to see you there.

Our New Podcast…

November 9, 2024
Rag & Bone Story Time
Toad and Owl in the studio
We are thrilled to announce our new podcast for kids! The first three episodes are here. 
The podcast begins with The Wind in the Willows. We hope your family will enjoy listening to this version of our popular puppet play.  (You can read more about the live show here.)
 
• Episode One: A shy Mole goes on a wonderful picnic, has an exciting boat ride and meets new friends. Rat, who is kind and generous, loves boats, but Mr. Toad, of Toad Hall, loves cars, and he’s not a very good driver.
 
• Episode Two: Mole, Ratty and Badger do their best, but Toad’s reckless driving lands him in jail. Mole and Ratty rescue a baby otter.

• Episode Three: Polly, the jailor’s daughter, helps Toad get out of jail. His friends Mole, Ratty and Badger help scare a gang of bullies out of Toad Hall.
 
Our long time collaborator Russell Levia provides music based on themes from Percy Grainger, Vaughan Williams and Beethoven. (Plus some additional music from Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, www.gardnermuseum.org)
 
Let us know what you think!

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