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Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll's story of a precocious little girl trying to make sense of the rule-bound repressions of Victorian England perhaps today intrigues adults more than children.
The surreal distortions of what is held to be normal behaviour are all the more vivid to generations looking back on childhood than to a generation still living through it. So why do the adventures of Alice engage young audiences in the way they clearly do in Russ Tunney's adaptation for the Nuffield Theatre?
The answer has to lie in the word heard throughout the show - nonsense! The glorious absurdity of what confronts Alice comes over perfectly in Tunney's script, which he directs with obvious enjoyment.
Helen Stewart's imaginative set and costumes support the action with wit and great attention to detail. Matt Baker's songs provide constant changes of mood and comic invention. At the heart of the show are the performances of five skilled singer-musicians who play all the characters and a team of 12 versatile, well-rehearsed children.
Anne-Marie Piazza creates a very likeable Alice. Michele Morgan captures the daft cruelty of the two queens. Simon Lipkin and Matthew Woodyatt spar with each other well as Tweedledum and Tweedledee. Kieran Buckeridge gives Johnny Depp a run for his money as the Mad Hatter and is effective as the White Knight.
Until Saturday.
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