Alice's Adventures in Wonderland at Harewood House
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland at Harewood House
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland at Harewood House
Watch The Royal Ballets’s Alice's Adventures in Wonderland from your car at Harewood House with Luna Drive-In Cinema.
Watch The Royal Ballets’s Alice's Adventures in Wonderland from your car at Harewood House with Luna Drive-In Cinema.
Story
At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit hole events become curiouser and curiouser…
As Alice journeys through Wonderland, she encounters countless strange creatures. She’s swept off her feet by the charming Knave of Hearts, who’s on the run for stealing the tarts. Confusion piles upon confusion. Then Alice wakes with a start. Was it all a daydream?
Background
Screened in the open air at Harewood House, Leeds.
Doors open 5:30pm BST. Ballet begins at 6.00pm BST.
In partnership with The Luna Drive-in Cinema, The Royal Ballet's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland will be screened in the open air at Harewood House, Leeds. This is one of four Royal Opera House productions presented over summer 2020 at iconic drive-in locations around the UK, including Swan Lake and the operas La traviata and La bohème.
Alice encounters a cast of extraordinary and instantly recognizable characters, from the highly strung Queen of Hearts – who performs a hilarious send-up of The Sleeping Beauty’s famous Rose Adage – to a playing card corps de ballet, a sinuous caterpillar and a tap-dancing Mad Hatter. But the ballet does not avoid the darker undercurrents of Lewis Carroll’s story: a nightmarish kitchen, an eerily disembodied Cheshire Cat and the unhinged tea party are all here in vivid detail. The delicious result shows The Royal Ballet at its best, bringing together world-class dance with enchanting family entertainment.
Cast and Creatives
Cast
Creatives
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