The Royal Ballet: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 26/27

The Royal Ballet

ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND [Revival]

Filmed 15th October 2024 

AS LIVE: Tuesday 23rd March 2027, 19:15 GMT

ENCORE: Sunday 28th March 2027, 14:00 GMT

Approximate runtime: 2h 50min / 170min, Two Intervals

Cast:

Alice FRANCESCA HAYWARD 

Jack/The Knave of Hearts WILLIAM BRACEWELL

Lewis Carroll/The White Rabbit JAMES HAY 

Mother/The Queen of Hearts LAUREN CUTHBERTSON

Father/The King of Hearts BENNET GARTSIDE

Magician/The Mad Hatter STEVEN MCRAE 

Rajah/ The Caterpillar NICOL EDMONDS 

The Duchess GARY AVIS 

Creatives: 

Choreography CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON 

Music JOBY TALBOT 

Conductor KOEN KESSELS 

Orchestration CHRISTOPHER AUSTIN, JOBY TALBOT

Designer BOB CROWLEY 

Scenario NICHOLAS WRIGHT 

Lighting Designer NATASHA KATZ 

Projection Designers JON DRISCOLL, GEMMA CARRINGTON 

Original Sound Designer ANDREW BRUCE

Synopsis: 

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? 

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.