Royal Ballet 2026/7: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (12A)
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.
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