Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland©
Melbourne
Cast and Synopsis
Total running time – 2 hours and 46 minutes
Interval 1 – 20 minutes
Interval 2 – 20 minutes
Synopsis
ACT 1
Oxford 1862
At the Liddell family’s garden party, Lewis Carroll, a family friend, entertains three young sisters with a story and magic tricks. One of them, Alice, is friends with the gardener’s boy, Jack. He gives her a rose and she gives him a jam tart. But Alice’s mother accuses Jack of stealing it and dismisses him. As a curious variety of guests arrive, Lewis Carroll consoles Alice. While taking her photograph he suddenly grows a tail ... and vanishes! Alice follows him and falls into a mysterious and wonderful world. Jack is the Knave of Hearts, accused of stealing a tray of tarts by the bad-tempered Queen of Hearts, whose guards pursue him relentlessly.
Alice spies a garden through a keyhole, but cannot reach it. She finds a drink that makes her shrink and a cake that makes her grow enormous. She swims in a lake of her own tears with a variety of strange creatures, and afterwards arranges a race to cheer them up. She encounters a Duchess in a cottage tending a baby (while a Cook makes pigs into sausages), fish- and frog-footmen and a mysterious Cheshire Cat. The White Rabbit and the Knave, worried for her safety, forbid her to follow them and blindfold her.
ACT 2
The Mad Hatter's Tea Party
Alice becomes even more confused when she asks the Cheshire Cat for directions, then finds herself at a bizarre tea party with a Mad Hatter, a March Hare and a sleepy Dormouse. She escapes, only to meet an exotic Caterpillar perched on a mushroom, who lifts her spirits and, before disappearing, gives her a piece of the mushroom.
At last she finds herself in the garden, full of strange and beautiful flowers and, to her delight, she finds the Knave. But the Queen is still in pursuit and the Knave escapes again, followed by the White Rabbit and Alice.
ACT 3
The Palace Gardens
Three gardeners are painting the rosebushes red, having mistakenly planted white ones, which the Queen hates. The Queen arrives and orders the gardeners to be executed. She shows off her dancing skills, then she and the Duchess begin a croquet game with flamingos for mallets and hedgehogs for balls. When she accuses the Queen of cheating, the Duchess is next to be ordered for execution.
The Knave is discovered and brought to the castle to face trial. All the colourful characters are witnesses and accuse the Knave as the trial descends into mayhem. His defence has little effect so Alice intervenes: he is innocent, she insists; if anyone is guilty, it is she. Together they deliver a final testimony, winning the hearts of all but the Queen, who seizes an axe. A chase ensues.
With no escape in sight, Alice pushes a witness over. He falls on top of another, who then falls on another, until the entire court collapses: they’re only playing cards, after all.
And in the midst of the chaos, Alice awakes.
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Alice
Ako Kondo

Jack/Knave
Callum Linnane

Lewis Carroll/White Rabbit
Brett Chynoweth

Mother/Queen of Hearts
Jill Ogai

Father/King of Hearts
Andrew Wright

Edita/Eaglet
Yuumi Yamada

Lorina/Lory
Hannah Sergi

Magician/Mad Hatter
Cameron Holmes

Raj/Caterpillar
Jake Mangakahia

Vicar/March Hare
Mason Lovegrove

Verger/Dormouse
Aya Watanabe

Duchess
Brodie James

Cook
Montana Rubin

Butler/Executioner
Thomas Gannon

Footman/Fish
George-Murray Nightingale

Footman/Frog
Harrison Bradley

Gardener
Yipeng Xu

Gardener
Henry Berlin

Gardener
Luke Marchant
-
Conductor
Jonathan Lo -
Concertmaster
Yi Wang

Alice
Benedicte Bemet

Jack/Knave
Joseph Caley

Lewis Carroll/White Rabbit
Chengwu Guo

Mother/Queen of Hearts
Robyn Hendricks

Father/King of Hearts
Steven Heathcote

Edita/Eaglet
Jade Wood

Lorina/Lory
Lilla Harvey

Magician/Mad Hatter
George-Murray Nightingale

Raj/Caterpillar
Nathan Brook

Vicar/March Hare
Timothy Coleman

Verger/Dormouse
Yuumi Yamada
Duchess
Ben Davis

Cook
Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Butler/Executioner
Matthew Bradwell

Footman/Fish
Drew Hedditch

Footman/Frog
Yichuan Wang

Gardener
Yipeng Xu

Gardener
Cameron Holmes

Gardener
Brodie James
-
Conductor
Jonathan Lo -
Concertmaster
Sulki Yu

Alice
Sharni Spencer

Jack/Knave
Jarryd Madden

Lewis Carroll/White Rabbit
Brett Chynoweth

Mother/Queen of Hearts
Valerie Tereshchenko

Father/King of Hearts
Andrew Wright

Edita/Eaglet
Karina Arimura

Lorina/Lory
Lilla Harvey

Magician/Mad Hatter
Cameron Holmes

Raj/Caterpillar
Davi Ramos

Vicar/March Hare
Jake Mangakahia

Verger/Dormouse
Montana Rubin

Duchess
Brodie James

Cook
Sara Andrlon

Butler/Executioner
Timothy Coleman

Footman/Fish
Drew Hedditch

Footman/Frog
Harrison Bradley

Gardener
Yipeng Xu

Gardener
Henry Berlin

Gardener
Yichuan Wang
-
Conductor
Jonathan Lo -
Concertmaster
Yi Wang

Alice
Ako Kondo

Jack/Knave
Callum Linnane

Lewis Carroll/White Rabbit
Chengwu Guo

Mother/Queen of Hearts
Jill Ogai

Father/King of Hearts
Andrew Wright

Edita/Eaglet
Yuumi Yamada

Lorina/Lory
Hannah Sergi

Magician/Mad Hatter
George-Murray Nightingale

Raj/Caterpillar
Jake Mangakahia

Vicar/March Hare
Mason Lovegrove

Verger/Dormouse
Karina Arimura
Duchess
Ben Davis

Cook
Montana Rubin

Butler/Executioner
Thomas Gannon

Footman/Fish
Cameron Holmes

Footman/Frog
Luke Marchant

Gardener
Victor Estévez

Gardener
Hugo Dumapit

Gardener
Brodie James
-
Conductor
Jonathan Lo -
Concertmaster
Sulki Yu

Alice
Robyn Hendricks

Jack/Knave
Maxim Zenin

Lewis Carroll/White Rabbit
Victor Estévez

Mother/Queen of Hearts
Valerie Tereshchenko

Father/King of Hearts
Andrew Wright

Edita/Eaglet
Jade Wood

Lorina/Lory
Evie Ferris

Magician/Mad Hatter
Cameron Holmes

Raj/Caterpillar
Jake Mangakahia

Vicar/March Hare
Timothy Coleman

Verger/Dormouse
Yuumi Yamada
Duchess
Ben Davis

Cook
Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Butler/Executioner
Thomas Gannon

Footman/Fish
Yipeng Xu

Footman/Frog
Yichuan Wang

Gardener
George-Murray Nightingale

Gardener
Mason Lovegrove

Gardener
Drew Hedditch
-
Conductor
Jonathan Lo -
Concertmaster
Yi Wang

Alice
Sharni Spencer

Jack/Knave
Jarryd Madden

Lewis Carroll/White Rabbit
Brett Chynoweth

Mother/Queen of Hearts
Robyn Hendricks

Father/King of Hearts
Andrew Wright

Edita/Eaglet
Karina Arimura

Lorina/Lory
Lilla Harvey

Magician/Mad Hatter
Drew Hedditch

Raj/Caterpillar
Nathan Brook

Vicar/March Hare
Jake Mangakahia

Verger/Dormouse
Yuumi Yamada

Duchess
Luke Marchant

Cook
Montana Rubin

Butler/Executioner
Thomas Gannon

Footman/Fish
George-Murray Nightingale

Footman/Frog
Daniel Bryne

Gardener
Victor Estévez

Gardener
Mason Lovegrove

Gardener
Brodie James
-
Conductor
Jonathan Lo -
Concertmaster
Sulki Yu

Alice
Jade Wood

Jack/Knave
Marcus Morelli

Lewis Carroll/White Rabbit
Brett Chynoweth

Mother/Queen of Hearts
Jill Ogai

Father/King of Hearts
Andrew Wright

Edita/Eaglet
Yuumi Yamada

Lorina/Lory
Montana Rubin

Magician/Mad Hatter
Drew Hedditch

Raj/Caterpillar
Brodie James

Vicar/March Hare
Mason Lovegrove

Verger/Dormouse
Aya Watanabe

Duchess
Timothy Coleman

Cook
Sara Andrlon

Butler/Executioner
Thomas Gannon

Footman/Fish
George-Murray Nightingale

Footman/Frog
Daniel Bryne

Gardener
Yipeng Xu

Gardener
Cameron Holmes

Gardener
Luke Marchant
-
Conductor
Joel Bass
-
Concertmaster
Yi Wang

Alice
Benedicte Bemet

Jack/Knave
Joseph Caley

Lewis Carroll/White Rabbit
Yipeng Xu

Mother/Queen of Hearts
Ako Kondo

Father/King of Hearts
Andrew Wright

Edita/Eaglet
Karina Arimura

Lorina/Lory
Lilla Harvey

Magician/Mad Hatter
Cameron Holmes

Raj/Caterpillar
Davi Ramos

Vicar/March Hare
Jake Mangakahia

Verger/Dormouse
Montana Rubin
Duchess
Ben Davis

Cook
Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Butler/Executioner
Timothy Coleman

Footman/Fish
Drew Hedditch

Footman/Frog
Harrison Bradley

Gardener
George-Murray Nightingale

Gardener
Hugo Dumapit

Gardener
Yichuan Wang
-
Conductor
Jonathan Lo -
Concertmaster
Sulki Yu

Alice
Robyn Hendricks

Jack/Knave
Maxim Zenin

Lewis Carroll/White Rabbit
Victor Estévez

Mother/Queen of Hearts
Valerie Tereshchenko

Father/King of Hearts
Andrew Wright

Edita/Eaglet
Karina Arimura

Lorina/Lory
Lilla Harvey

Magician/Mad Hatter
Drew Hedditch

Raj/Caterpillar
Brodie James

Vicar/March Hare
Jake Mangakahia

Verger/Dormouse
Aya Watanabe

Duchess
Timothy Coleman

Cook
Montana Rubin

Butler/Executioner
Thomas Gannon

Footman/Fish
Yipeng Xu

Footman/Frog
Yichuan Wang

Gardener
George-Murray Nightingale

Gardener
Cameron Holmes

Gardener
Luke Marchant
-
Conductor
Jonathan Lo -
Concertmaster
Yi Wang

Alice
Ako Kondo

Jack/Knave
Callum Linnane

Lewis Carroll/White Rabbit
Chengwu Guo

Mother/Queen of Hearts
Valerie Tereshchenko

Father/King of Hearts
Andrew Wright

Edita/Eaglet
Jade Wood

Lorina/Lory
Evie Ferris

Magician/Mad Hatter
George-Murray Nightingale

Raj/Caterpillar
Nathan Brook

Vicar/March Hare
Mason Lovegrove

Verger/Dormouse
Karina Arimura

Duchess
Brodie James

Cook
Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Butler/Executioner
Thomas Gannon

Footman/Fish
Cameron Holmes

Footman/Frog
Luke Marchant

Gardener
Victor Estévez

Gardener
Hugo Dumapit

Gardener
Drew Hedditch
-
Conductor
Joel Bass
-
Concertmaster
Sulki Yu

Alice
Sharni Spencer

Jack/Knave
Jarryd Madden

Lewis Carroll/White Rabbit
Brett Chynoweth

Mother/Queen of Hearts
Jill Ogai

Father/King of Hearts
Andrew Wright

Edita/Eaglet
Samara Merrick

Lorina/Lory
Hannah Sergi

Magician/Mad Hatter
George-Murray Nightingale

Raj/Caterpillar
Nathan Brook

Vicar/March Hare
Mason Lovegrove

Verger/Dormouse
Karina Arimura

Duchess
Brodie James

Cook
Larissa Kiyoto-Ward

Butler/Executioner
Rohan Furnell

Footman/Fish
Cameron Holmes

Footman/Frog
Luke Marchant

Gardener
Yipeng Xu

Gardener
Hugo Dumapit

Gardener
Yichuan Wang
-
Conductor
Jonathan Lo -
Concertmaster
Yi Wang

Alice
Jade Wood

Jack/Knave
Marcus Morelli

Lewis Carroll/White Rabbit
Chengwu Guo

Mother/Queen of Hearts
Ako Kondo

Father/King of Hearts
Steven Heathcote

Edita/Eaglet
Robyn Hendricks

Lorina/Lory
Evie Ferris

Magician/Mad Hatter
George-Murray Nightingale

Raj/Caterpillar
Jake Mangakahia

Vicar/March Hare
Timothy Coleman

Verger/Dormouse
Yuumi Yamada
Duchess
Ben Davis

Cook
Montana Rubin

Butler/Executioner
Thomas Gannon

Footman/Fish
Yipeng Xu

Footman/Frog
Yichuan Wang

Gardener
Victor Estévez

Gardener
Cameron Holmes

Gardener
Drew Hedditch
-
Conductor
Jonathan Lo -
Concertmaster
Sulki Yu

Alice
Jade Wood

Jack/Knave
Marcus Morelli

Lewis Carroll/White Rabbit
Brett Chynoweth

Mother/Queen of Hearts
Jill Ogai

Father/King of Hearts
Andrew Wright

Edita/Eaglet
Yuumi Yamada

Lorina/Lory
Montana Rubin

Magician/Mad Hatter
Drew Hedditch

Raj/Caterpillar
Davi Ramos

Vicar/March Hare
Misha Barkidjija

Verger/Dormouse
Aya Watanabe

Duchess
Timothy Coleman

Cook
Sara Andrlon

Butler/Executioner
Thomas Gannon

Footman/Fish
George-Murray Nightingale

Footman/Frog
Luke Marchant

Gardener
Yipeng Xu

Gardener
Mason Lovegrove

Gardener
Yichuan Wang
-
Conductor
Joel Bass
-
Concertmaster
Yi Wang

Alice
Ako Kondo

Jack/Knave
Callum Linnane

Lewis Carroll/White Rabbit
Chengwu Guo

Mother/Queen of Hearts
Robyn Hendricks

Father/King of Hearts
Steven Heathcote

Edita/Eaglet
Samara Merrick

Lorina/Lory
Hannah Sergi

Magician/Mad Hatter
George-Murray Nightingale

Raj/Caterpillar
Nathan Brook

Vicar/March Hare
Mason Lovegrove

Verger/Dormouse
Karina Arimura

Duchess
Luke Marchant

Cook
Montana Rubin

Butler/Executioner
Thomas Gannon

Footman/Fish
Yipeng Xu

Footman/Frog
Yichuan Wang

Gardener
Victor Estévez

Gardener
Henry Berlin

Gardener
Drew Hedditch
-
Conductor
Joel Bass
-
Concertmaster
Sulki Yu