Alice's Adventures Underground

The Vaults, Leake St, Waterloo
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This event ended on Sunday 31st of May 2015
Admission
Tuesday and Wednesday: £35
Sat & Sun Matinee: £35 or £15 for under 18s
Thursday to Saturday: £47.50
Venue Information
The Vaults
Leake Street, SE1 7NN
Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
Waterloo 0.12 miles

WORLD PREMIERE OF THEATRE PRODUCTION ‘ALICE’S ADVENTURES UNDERGROUND’ TO LAUNCH APRIL 2015

Les Enfants Terribles to create Alice’s Wonderland under the streets of London

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s classic novel, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, critically-acclaimed theatre company Les Enfants Terribles (The Vaudevillains; The Trench) will bring Wonderland to the capital with Alice’s Adventures Underground, in an adaptation by Oliver Lansley and Anthony Spargo. Producer Emma Brünjes (Meow Meow: Wonderground; Secret Cinema: Miller’s Crossing) joins the team to bring this ambitious theatrical experience to life on a grand scale. Leading agency Creature of London are also on board as creative collaborators.

Open for a limited season from early April 2015 and staged in the atmospheric Vaults underneath Waterloo station, Alice’s Adventures Underground will create Wonderland as a fully formed world that blends storytelling, live music, puppetry, circus and spectacle. Invited down the rabbit hole in intimate groups of 52 (based on a deck of cards), each audience member will be presented with a choice of EAT ME or DRINK ME, which will affect the way their show will unfold.

Three years in the planning, and with a cast of more than 30, Alice’s Adventures Underground will also feature:

• over 20 individual rooms
• a tea table of gigantic proportions, fit for a party of 60
• an original soundtrack
• three bars, including a VIP bar for premium ticket holders
• Plus – projections and potions, a dizzying rabbit hole, a hazy Caterpillar lair, Cheshire cats, a terrifying Red Queen, a mysteriously absent Alice and enough tea to make anyone go mad

After the show, audiences are encouraged to remain in the ‘Queen’s Garden’ bar until the small hours, with a full menu of food and drink available. The bar will form a lively part of the Wonderland world, with its own cast and installations, including a hedge maze and flamingo croquet.

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User Reviews

Stephanie
from London

Apr 10, 2015

The set design is impeccable: every detail is carefully planned and full of hidden puns or references to the book or even historical references to Lewis Carroll's life. At various times, the staging is designed to provide each participant a unique window or angle from which to view the unfolding events. The additional layer of social commentary is entertaining too, although sometimes the scripts are a little clunky, as if shortened or lengthened ad hoc in order to make the timing work. What an amazing immersive experience! I have recommended this to all my friends.