Quantum Theatre made a very welcome return to the Living Willow Theatre on Friday 28 August for their production of Alice Through the Looking Glass. For actor Paul Chambers – who plays Tweedledee, the Red Queen, Humpty Dumpty and the White King – Carroll’s story is a timeless one. ‘It touches the imagination and is so unlike any other children’s book, with its word play and language,’ says Chambers. ‘People love it because the story – a rite of passage – essentially captures them in it.’
Chambers says it was important that the cast of four’s outdoor production stayed as faithful to the book as possible, and much of the costume design has been inspired directly by the book’s illustrations. ‘The crazy characters are such a big pull for people, and we were keen to really grab the absurdity and silliness of it all. Children love the colour and nonsense of it but then you have an audience of adults who love the word play and appreciate the depth of it.’
Although poor weather meant they were in the barn rather than outside in the theatre, the cast adjusted well to the change of space and created a wonderful rapport with the audience, onstage and off. Funny, entertaining and fantastical, the success of the performances was never more apparent than at the end of the show, when the actress playing Alice was mobbed by a crowd of adoring little girls who had all found a new heroine!
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