It's Christmas in Wonderland, and mischief is afoot! Join Alice as she falls down the rabbit hole again...
Let Shakespeare North whisk you away to Wonderland with this marvellously whimsical festive retelling of the cherished classic you know and love, Alice in Wonderland. Written by Nick Lane and directed by Nathan Powell, Alice returns to Wonderland as a mother, set against the backdrop of Prescot with a touch of Christmas magic.
Helen Carter (Boys from the Blackstuff, Love Liverpool, A Christmas Carol, The Last Testament of Lillian Billoca) will take on the title role of Alice. Noah Olaoye (The Owl & The Pussycat, Four Minutes Twelve Seconds, The Monstrum) will play ‘Card Two’, with Kelise Gordon-Harrison (A Midsummer Nights Dream, Peter Pan, The Not So Big Bad Wolf) as ‘Card Seven’, Martha Godber (Do I Love You?, Pleasant Land, Ladies Unleashed) as ‘Card Eight’, Milton Lopes (The Burnt City, The Third Day – Autumn, A Unica Mulher) as ‘Card Two’ and understudy Tia Larsen (Vignettes, Approved, Den Festival Manchester).
Follow the White Rabbit into the Cockpit Theatre this Christmas and be welcomed back to Wonderland! Everything is as Alice remembered... or is it?
Alice has always told her children stories of her adventures in a faraway world, not that they believe her! Even Alice has begun to doubt whether she’d really lived that daydream. Until, one Christmas Eve, caught up in the chaos of last-minute shopping, a flash of white fur lures Alice back into an all too familiar story…
Wonderland has fallen into the terrible rule of The Duchess, the cold-hard successor to the Queen of Hearts. Memory wiping jam tarts and informant eggs control the kingdom and make everyone miserable. Once again, Alice’s old friends, the Mad Hatter and the Cheshire Cat need her help to restore freedom to Wonderland!
Alice, however, is more bothered about getting back to her family in time for Christmas…
Alice in Wonderland will be directed by Nathan Powell, Nicole Behan as Associate Director, with set and costume design by Sascha Gilmour, original composition and lyrics by Simon Slater, lighting design by KJ, sound design by Ernest Acquah, with Claire Bleasdale as casting director and Wendy Hesketh-Ogilvie on aerial direction.
Listings
Alice in Wonderland: Friday 22 November 2024 – Saturday 11 January 2025
Cockpit Theatre, Shakespeare North Playhouse, Prospero Place, Prescot, L34 3AB
TICKETS FROM: £5 Alice in Wonderland | Shakespeare North Playhouse
Further Information: www.shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk