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