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Live in Cinemas: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1520 October 2024

Live in Cinemas: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1520 October 2024

Live in Cinemas: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

1520 October 2024

Tumble down the rabbit hole in this ballet adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s famous family story.

Alice, from the Royal Ballet production of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, looks out over the edge of a giant paper sailboat, as the white rabbit stands on the other end.
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Live in cinemas from Tuesday 15 October 2024, with encore screenings from Sunday 20 October 2024.

Running time
The performance lasts approximately 2 hours and 50 minutes, including two invervals
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JOURNEY THROUGH WONDERLAND

In a production of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the stage background is a whimsical woodland scene with animals and trees appearing as a silhouette. A spotlight illuminates Alice, who has brown hair and is wearing a purple dress, and the white rabbit, who has pointed ears and pink sunglasses. They are standing in an enlarged paper boat, folded from a page from the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

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

Journey through Wonderland with Alice and encounter a host of curious characters in Christopher Wheeldon’s unique theatrical interpretation.

Curiosities come to life 

From a mysterious Cheshire Cat and a tap-dancing tea party, to frogs acting as footmen and unknown potions that turn you tiny, many treats and eccentricities await in this weird and wonderful world. You never know what you might find when you fall down the rabbit hole.  

Everyone’s cup of tea 

Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland burst onto the stage in 2011 in an explosion of colour, stage magic and inventive, sophisticated choreography. Joby Talbot’s score combines contemporary soundworlds with sweeping melodies that gesture to ballet scores of the 19th century. Bob Crowley’s wildly imaginative, eye-popping designs draw on everything from puppetry to projections to make Wonderland wonderfully real. The result shows The Royal Ballet at its best, bringing together world-class dance with enchanting family entertainment and ingenious music and design. 

Cast Sheets

Dutch / Nederlands | English | French / Français | German / Deutsch | Italian / Italiano | Portuguese / Português | Spanish / Español

Cast and Creatives

Cast
Creatives
DESIGNER

Bob Crowley

LIGHTING DESIGNER

Natasha Katz

ORIGINAL SOUND DESIGNER

Andrew Bruce

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