HER LANGUAGE

A journey of freedom and imagination, a dive by every Alice, whether young or old, big or small, into the land of dreams.

From October 22, the NTG’s Children’s Stage, taking up residence this season in the historic Olympia Municipal Musical Theatre "Maria Callas", presents Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. This dreamlike production of Lewis Carroll’s masterpiece – in a bold new adaptation by director Georgia Mavragani and with original music and poetry by Lena Platonos – is sure to delight audiences of all ages.

It perfectly captures the spirit of a classic work that occupies a space between fantasy and reality, bringing to life Alice’s journey into the unknown in a modern celebration of the beauty of transformation performed by an ensemble cast. It is a play made from the stuff of dreams for every Alice – young or old – who is searching for her true voice.

What might happen when your imagination runs faster than a white rabbit in a waistcoat with a watch?

One hot, lazy, summer afternoon – one of those when the grown-ups are always talking to each other – a little girl called Alice is sitting by the river. She is a child just like you. She questions, explores, and dares to step into the unknown, just like every child growing up. When Alice closes her eyes for just a moment, she suddenly finds herself tumbling down a deep rabbit hole that takes her to Wonderland. It is a place where grown-up logic no longer applies. Animals talk, people and things constantly change size and shape, and tears become a lake to swim and play in. There is wisdom in the words of the mad and absurdity in the words of the sane, and kings and queens crumple up like paper figures. And you, together with all the Alices, will dive into a land of dreams, summoning up all your courage and all your might to blow the paper figures away. And when the journey is over, you and Alice will know its true secret!

And Alice fell and fell
And Alice fell and fell
“I must be near the centre of the Earth”
And Alice fell and fell
“But how far have I fallen?”
And Alice fell and fell
“Could I come out the other side?”
And Alice fell and fell
“How do they walk there? Upside down?”