In July 1862, The Reverend Charles Dodgson, alias Lewis Carroll, a young Oxford don, took the day off and went rowing on the river with the Dean's daughters. The eventful picnic was noted in detail and gave rise to Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. Both books are so well known and are such favourites, that they are now considered folklore by many.
And now for the story …
Young Alice, who dreams of a world full of fantasy and fun, without the dull, logical constraints that seem to be imposed on her by the adult world, gets very drowsy on this hot summer's day.
Her dream begins in the form of a White Rabbit, whom she follows and who takes her into a world that gets curiouser and curiouser. Alice 's first discovery is a beautiful Garden, with Flowers and Fountains but which she cannot approach. Her quest is very clear – how to get to this idyllic place. However, many obstacles seem to arise, and the people and characters she meets are great personalities, who bring fun and drama to her quest. At the end of Act One, she can at last enter the garden. However, Act Two brings other surprises – and the large pack of cards that come alive in the Garden have their own illogical adult fantasy – ending with Alice on Trial. Be assured, all's well that ends well !
Alice is older, wiser and definitely more grown up!
PRODUCTION TEAM
ASSISTED BY
Director
Diana Ratcliff
Annette Schutt
Musical Director
Alan Robbins
Mike Prior
Stage manager
Arni Dinius
Jo Irwin
Set design
Robert Boyle
Chief painter
John Fox
Lighting
Dan Boyle
Costumes and masks
Sue Bergomi
Margaret De Marchi, Alison Sellar
Choreography
Diana Ratcliff
Barbara Brugger, Annette Schutt, Rosemary Wakeling
Props
Jill Bolingbroke and Nancy Gill
Make-up and masks
Frédérique Harmes
Jackie Leu
Sound amplification
Serge Huber
Jesse Mcnamara
Sound effects
Amy Vowles
Audition secretaries, prompts
Carolyn Hornfeld, Anthea Roth
Children’s Aunty
Susan Mutti
CAST
Alice: Robyn Bell-Scott
White Rabbit : Mick Storr
Lewis Carroll/Caterpillar
Stephen Ash
Bill / King of Hearts
Len Everett
Alice’s sister
Sarah Whitehouse
Fish footman
Jonathan Schmid
Sandman / Gardener
Oscar Olsen
Frog Footman
Henry Van
Table / Gardener
Michael Sellar
Cook
Maureen Wittig
Mouse
Christine Colliar
Cheshire Cat
Rachel Hales
Duck
Edwina Jarrell
Duchess
Caroline Van
Lory
Christine Bassanini
Knave
Peter Scott
Peacock
Philippa Hulme
Mad Hatter
Nicholas Binge
Dodo
Kathrin Baetschmann
March Hare
Jason Long
Whiting
Pam Scott
Dormouse
Laura Davison
Tweedledum
Ben Palacios
Queen of Hearts
Christine Housel
Tweedledee
Ben Lewis
Gryphon
Roger Williams
Pat / Executioner
Stanley Taylor
Mock Turtle
Penny Morris
Ladies’ chorus: Edwina Jarrell, Penny Morris, Ginny Rogers, Pam Scott, Annie Schmid, Dana Sokopp, Susanne del Vecchio, Maureen Wittig, Sarah Whitehouse.
Men’s chorus: Jérome de la Colonna, John Marden, Oscar Olsen, Jonathan Schmid, Michael Sellar, Henry Van
Junior section: Andrea Aguirre, Rebecca Broere, Natacha Brown, Marie-Laure del Vecchio, Christophe Desorbay, Gabrielle Ginsberg-Fletcher, Jackie Grandchamp, Steven Grandchamp, Caitlin Gudaitis, Manon Hill, Tanya Hoet, Lucy Irwin, Sarah Irwin, Chloe McQuillan, Emily Perrenoud, Kobi Pham, Scarlett Storr, Chiara Torelli, Carina Tyrrell, Danielle Wiesendanger.
