Lookingglass alice (USA)

A Lookingglass Theatre Company production
Adapted and Directed by Ensemble Member David Catlin
From the Works of Lewis Carroll
Produced in Association with The Actors Gymnasium

Imagination soars and laughter and awe abound in Tony Award-winning Lookingglass Theatre Company’s "Lookingglass Alice," a gravity-defying spectacle filled with breathtaking theatricality. The New York Times calls this circus-infused adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s beloved stories “eye- catching entertainment.” Variety praises the show as “surreal enchantment,” The Chicago Tribune lauds it as “ingenious,” and the Chicago Sun-Times calls it “spectacular… pure, unadulterated magic.”

Both deeply faithful to the Lewis Carroll stories and startingly innovative in its incorporation of dazzling circus arts and acrobatics, "Lookingglass Alice" is a marvel for all ages, a fantastical, dizzyingly playful and gravity defying spectacle, staged with endless wit, astonishing physicality, breathtaking aerial acrobatics and theatrical daring. This signature Lookingglass production is adapted and directed by Ensemble Member David Catlin (The Little Prince, Moby Dick, Frankenstein), was produced in association with The Actors Gymnasium and has toured the country, enchanting audiences of all ages.

“Surreal enchantment” Variety
“Ingenious” Chicago Tribune
“Spectacular… Pure, unadulterated magic” Chicago Sun-Times

Touring considerations: originally conceived to play in a runaway configuration with the audience seated along the two long sides of the runaway. Can be adapted to play on a proscenium stage by seating some of the audience on stage; 21ft height and trapping are required

Length: 90 minutes, no intermission