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National Children’s Theatre Presents:The Wonderful World of Beatrix PotterDirected by Ivor Jones

Be prepared to be amazed and transported to worlds filled with wondrous beauty and lively atmospheres, courtesy of National Children’s Theatre and the wonderful Beatrix Potter books.NCT’s show is an exciting re-enactment of four stories: Mr. Todd, Jeremy Fisher, Squirrel Nutkin and Piggling Bland.In summary, the stories move on from naughty Peter Rabbit to enterprising Peter Rabbit and introduce Mr Tod, a fox, who deals with his troublesome neighbour Tommy Brock, a badger. Squirrel Nutkin follows the eponymous rude Nutkin, who clashes with an Owl named Old Brown. The Tale of Jeremy Fisher is the story of a frog named Jeremy Fisher who lives on a pond and gets into trouble one rainy day while fishing for worms. The Tale of Pigling Bland follows a young piglet whose life changes upon meeting a ’soulmate’. Beatrix Potter is regarded as one of the world’s best-loved children’s authors of all time. From her first book, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, published by Frederick Warne in 1902, she went on to create a series of 23 stories based around animal characters including Mrs. Tiggy-winkle, Benjamin Bunny, Jemima Puddle-duck, Mr. Jeremy Fisher and Tom Kitten Beatrix Potter’s series of 23 little books.