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Audition Notices

Alice in Wonderland

directed by Amy Blane and Gwyneth Boorer

Auditions:

10:30AM Sunday, 21 September 2025, in The Function Room, 2 hrs. Children 9-to-16-years-old (up to and including Year 11) Must be part of the Youth Workshop

2:00PM Sunday, 21 September 2025, in The Function Room, 2 hrs. 30 mins. Adult Chorus and Principals

Playing dates: Friday, 09 January 2026 until Saturday, 24 January 2026

Performing in the Main House

About the Production:

Playing Dates:

9th, 10th and 11th January 2026

16th, 17th and 18th January 2026

23rd and 24th January 2026

Alice in Wonderland is a truly delightful panto, set in Lewis Carroll’s fantastical Wonderland and features many of the well-loved characters.Wonderland is in danger from the nasty Knave of Spades and can only be saved by a magical golden heart, supplied by the Wizard of Muddleup Wood.Cue Alice, who along with her mother and Wally the Joker come to the rescue.

Featuring a slightly surreal and incredibly funny Mad Hatter's tea party, plus hilarious madcap antics courtesy of Tweedledee and Tweedledum, not to mention the Queen of Hearts, who is a cut above.This panto has everything you would expect from the strange and fantastical world that is Alice in Wonderland!

Bring your panto smile, jazz hands, energy and imagination! We can’t wait to see you down the rabbit hole! We’re all mad here.....If you have any further questions then please don’t hesitate to contact Amy Blane, or Gwyneth Boorer for more information.

Roles:

Main characters

Alice - Year 12 or above, female, an inquisitive girl
Dame Millie - Year 12 or above, female, Alice's mother
Wally the Joker - Year 12 or above, Royal Jester
Knave of Spades - Year 12 or above, A baddie
Tweedledum - Year 12 or above, Twin of Tweedledee
Tweedledee - Year 12 or above, Twin of Tweedledum
Queen of Hearts - Year 12 or above, female, Loud and bossy monarch
King of Hearts - Year 12 or above, male, Hen-pecked monarch
Princess Ruby of Hearts - Year 12 or above, female, A melodramatic princess
Prince Jack of Diamonds - Year 12 or above, female, A melodramatic prince
White Rabbit - any age, Highly-strung animal
Wizard - any age, A doddery magician

Chorus

Mad Hatter - any age, Absolutely bonkers
March Hare - any age, Cheeky
Cheshire Cat - any age, Mysterious and mischievous
Caterpillar - any age, Aloof and eccentric
Sergeant - any age, Very strict
Dormouse - any age, Sleepy and sweet
Fairies, Soldiers, Wonderlanders, Dancers & Woodland creatures - any age, Chorus roles

N.B.

Ages are a rough guide.

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