The character of Alice played by Tatenda Matsvai is falling down a bright blue hole. Alice is surrounded by illustrated figures and playing cards flying around the scene. Designed by Guy J Sanders, illustrated by Israel Kujore with photography by Ross Kernahan.

Alice in Wonderland

21 November-4 January

The multi-award-winning, five-star festive show returns. Poltergeist production weave rap music together with the sights and sounds of Brixton into a hundred-mile-an-hour Christmas adventure.

A Brixton House and Poltergeist Production. Directed by Jack Bradfield. Created by Poltergeist.

Description

★★★★★ “A perfect family show”  All That Dazzles

★★★★★ “Perfect for all ages… captured the whole audience with interactive sing-a-longs” Afridiziak

★★★★★ “A breath-taking instant classic for the London festive season” The Spy in the Stalls

★★★★ “A riotous antidote for anyone with panto fatigue” The Reviews Hub

After an explosive argument with Mum at Brixton Underground Station, eleven-year-old Alice leaps onto the tube seconds before the doors hiss shut.

Trapped on a train speeding into Nonsense, surrounded by weird and wonderful passengers, and at the mercy of a Queen who won’t relinquish the controls, can Alice turn this train around?

Multi-award-winning company Poltergeist weave rap music together with the sights and sounds of Brixton into a hundred-mile-an-hour Christmas adventure. #AliceinBrixton

Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes including 20 minute interval

Content warnings: Flashing lights, haze and smoke

Accessible performances: If you are booking for an accessible performance (audio described, captioned, BSL or relaxed environment), find out more information here.

15% Off Family Group Bookings

Get 15% off family group tickets when you book via the Brixton House website. To be eligible, book from one adult and two child tickets, up to two adults and five child tickets. The discount will be applied automatically at checkout. T&Cs apply.

If booking more than 10 tickets, please contact [email protected].

Alice’s Lucky Dip Ticket – £20 Offer

Book tickets via Alice’s Lucky Dip and be in with the chance of getting the best seats in the house for just £20! Lucky Dip tickets will be released on a weekly basis for the upcoming week’s shows.

Please note: seat locations will be issued at a later date after booking via email confirmation from our Box Office.

Trailer

Cast

Cheyenne Dasri Queen / Mum / Chatter
Gavin Dunn Rabbit / Pigeon / Hammersmith
Rosa Garland Tortoise / Dum / Rat
Tatenda Matsvai Alice
Olivia Woolhouse Ensemble & Understudy
Will Spence Cat / Dee / Nose
Rachel Jones BSL Interpreter

Creative Team

Jack Bradfield Director & Lead Writer
Gerel Falconer Lyricist & Rapperturg
Shankho Chaudhuri Set & Co-Graphic Designer
Debbie Duru Costume Designer
Alice Boyd Composer & Sound Designer
Rajiv Pattani Lighting Designer
Israel Kujore Illustrator & Co-Graphic Designer
Rebecca Wilson Fight Director
Lucy Wordsworth Fight Director
Amber Ruby Associate Director
Sophie Lincoln Associate Costume Designer
David Lewington Associate Sound Designer
Bolu Dairo Costume Supervisor

Bob Bagley Production Manager
Tamasin Cook Company Stage Manager
Danae Crawford Deputy Stage Manager
Africa Blagrove Assistant Stage Manager
Josette Shipp Wardrobe Assistant Stage Manager
Emily Davis Producer for Poltergeist

Supported by NDT Broadgate, the North Wall Arts Centre, the Unity Theatre Trust and the Royal Victoria Hall Foundation.

Reviews

From the 2022 production of Alice in Wonderland:

★★★★★ “How do you adapt a text that has been endlessly reworked for screen, stage and art, with characters who are ingrained into our collective cultural psyche? You do it exactly like this…fantastic.” The Stage  

★★★★★ “Jack Bradfield has pulled off that wonderful trick of writing a script that appeals in equal measure to kids and adults.” Broadway World

★★★★★ “Alice in Wonderland is a great Christmas show and a great family show. It’s a lot more than that, too. It’s a great Brixton show. Also a great example of a creative team at the top of their game.” Salterton Arts  

★★★★★ “Shankho Chaudhuri’s set design is terrific.” LondonTheatre1 

★★★★★ “Just brill. A Christmas show that will appeal to all children – from 3 to 103.” Time and Leisure

★★★★★ “Simply, the show is marvellously creative in every area.” A Youngish Perspective

★★★★ “A wonderfully unique Christmas show.” North West End UK

★★★★ “Moving, memorable and creatively realised, Alice in Wonderland is a fantastically original update of the classic text.” The Reviews Hub

★★★★ “This Brixton House production is unique from the get-go. The set is innovative and cleverly designed by Shankho Chaudhuri.” Everything Theatre

“Alice Reigns Supreme… The audience is laughing so much that the temperature in the room rises.” Southwark News

“A lively and loopy production which have audiences of all ages grinning like a Cheshire Cat. All aboard the Victoria Line towards Brixton.” The Family Stage

Trailer (2022)

The Making of Alice in Wonderland (2022)

No performances currently available.