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AUSTRALIAN CONTEMPORARY
OPERA CO MAGGIE GOTTLIEB/WILL TODD
ALICE'S ADVENTURES
IN WONDERLAND
SUN 20 FEB - SUN 13 MAR 2022
In 2020 we went online
In 2022, we're heading outside!
BYO low chair, rug or cushion
music by Will Todd
libretto by Maggie Gottlieb
design by Leslie Travers
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Commissioned by Opera Holland Park UK
performed by arrangement with Tyalgum Press
"It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place.
If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!"
- THE RED QUEEN
Image credit: Opera Holland Park/Alex Brenner
The Show
In 2006, a tuneful and fun new opera was commissioned by Opera Holland Park in London, and has since had hundreds of sold out performances. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has also been performed at the Linbury Studio Royal Opera - Covent Garden, and recently, was a smash-hit for Welsh National Opera.
ACOCo is set to present the live Australian premiere with an internationally renowned cast, supported by elite young Australian artists.
The classic tale of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland comes to life in this quirky and delightful family opera.
Will Todd’s film-like score, performed by a small orchestra, is an eclectic mix of jazz, musical and opera - perfectly accompanying the witty libretto to create a fun and engaging story that remains true to the original book.
"Beg, borrow or steal a ticket for Alice in Wonderland this summer – this show is FANTASTIC, pure life-affirming joy."
- BBC Radio 3
The Story
11-year-old Alice is jolted out of her bored daydreams in the school holidays when she meets a talking Rabbit who insists she follow him to a mysterious Wonderland...
In this fantastical place, Alice comes across a number of peculiar characters, including a relaxed Caterpillar, a happy Cat, a depressive Hare, a white Knight, a romantic Duchess, a mad Hatter and a sleepy Dormouse, and learns that all is not well in Wonderland; a mysterious (and very cross) Queen of Hearts seems distressingly keen to chop off everyone’s heads...
An eleven piece band accompanies the singers as they delve deeper into Wonderland, and the young members of the audience occasionally follow the action across the field.
"slick and zany - a tonic for these times"
- The Guardian UK
Image credit: Opera Holland Park/Alex Brenner
ALICE'S ADVENTURES
IN WONDERLAND SEE
FOR YOURSELF ACOCo
Season 2022 Performances:
YARRA PARK, MCG, East Melbourne - March 6 & 13
Regional performances:
CRUDEN FARM, Langwarrin - February 20
ALOWYN GARDENS, Yarra Valley - February 27
BOLOBEK, Mt Macedon - March 12
Cruden Farm, Langwarrin
Sun 20 Feb, 2:00pm
Sun 20 Feb, 5:00pm
Alowyn Gardens, Yarra Valley
Sun 27 Feb, 2:00pm
Sun 27 Feb, 5:00pm
Yarra Park, MCG Precinct, Jolimont
Sun 6 Mar, 2:00pm
Sun 6 Mar, 5:00pm
Bolobek, Mount Macedon
Sat 12 Mar, 2:00pm
Sat 12 Mar, 5:00pm
Bolobek performances presented in association with
Yarra Park, MCG Precinct, Jolimont
Sun 13 Mar, 2:00pm
Sun 13 Mar, 5:00pm
Tickets
Adults $77
Concession $55
Child (17 & Under) 27.50
Caitlin Toohey
Duchess/Bottle
Leah Phillips
Dormouse
Genevieve Droppert
Victorian
Jerzy Kozlowski
Caterpillar
Alexandra Amerides
Cheshire Cat
Mitchell Sanders
Victorian
Jessica Mills
Brat/TweedleDee
Sandra Liu
Humpty Dumpty
