Follow The Rabbit!
Alice refuses to do her homework. Preferring to play and day-dream, she hides in her father’s study. Out of nowhere comes a curious looking rabbit, eater of novels. Wanting to keep the rodent from devouring all the books, Alice chases the rabbit through his borough and discovers a wonderland.
Late for his appointment with the Queen of Hearts, the Rabbit leaves Alice in a hurry, but forgets his gloves. These gloves he must wear in the sovereign’s presence otherwise: “Off with his head!”.
Eager to save the Rabbit’s life, Alice dashes to his rescue and encounters strange and fascinating characters such as Humpty Dumpty the egg, a philosophizing Caterpillar, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter and the Snark Hunter, in this intriguing universe where rabbits are late and quarrels make good friends.
Faithful to the madness and the lively humour of the original piece, this revisitation of the famous Lewis Caroll’s classic tale has a unique twist: the setting is no longer a garden but a library full of pop-up books! Each book is then a discovery and a door to the next adventure. As much as it is a praise of reading, Alice in Wonderland is also a gateway to the imagination… Will you follow the white rabbit?
- Recipient of the Acadie-Rideau Prize 2008.
- Nominated for the Prix de l’Association Québécoise des Critiques de Théâtre 2009-2010.
- Official selection International Performing Arts for Youth (IPAY) 2012
Calendar
| City | Venue | Date |
| Shawinigan, QC | Salle Philippe-Filion, Culture Shawinigan | December 3, 2019 |
| Canton, MI | Village Theatre At Cherry Hill | January 19, 2020 |
| West Lafayette, IN | Purdue Convocations, Purdue University, Stewart Center | January 26-27, 2020 |
| Union, NJ | Kean University | February 7-8, 2020 |
| Queens, NY | Queens Theatre | February 9-10, 2020 |
| Mississauga, ON | Living Arts Center, Hammerson Hall | February 19, 2020 |
Actors
| Philomène Lévesque-Rainville Valérie Deault |
Alice |
| Dominique Leclerc Céleste Dubé Sarianne Cormier |
The Rabbit, Tweedledee, The Jack of Diamonds |
| Gabriel De Santis-Caron Maxime Béliveau Bruno Piccolo |
Humpty Dumpty, The Snark Hunter, The Ace of Clubs |
| Milva Ménard Céleste Dubé Marie-Ève Trudel Cynthia Wu-Maheux Josianne Dicaire |
The Queen of Hearts, The Dormouse, The Caterpillar, The Door, The Cheshire Cat |
| Philippe Robert Nicolas Germain-Marchand |
Tweedledum, The Mad Hatter, The Two of Spades |
Conceptors
| Text and stage direction | Hugo Bélanger |
| English translation | Maureen Labonté |
| Assistant stage director | Claudia Couture |
| Set, masks, puppets and costumes design | Patrice Charbonneau-Brunelle |
| Lighting design | Jean-Philippe Charbonneau |
| Lighting design and technical direction of the first version | David-Alexandre Chabot |
| Music and sound design | Patrice d'Aragon |
| Stage Manager | Geneviève Gagnon Jean-François Patoine Josée Fontaine Rubi |
| Production manager and technical director | Michel Tremblay |
Collaborators
| English coach | Julia Lenardon |
| Set, masks, puppets and costumes design assistant | Marie-Pier Fortier |
| Seamstresses | Marie-Noelle Labrie-Klis Madeleine Leduc |
Public
6 to 10 years old
Status
On tour
Resources
In the Medias
«Revisiting the nonsensical brilliance of Carroll's upside-down Wonderland world never gets old, especially when the job is placed in such apt hands. Patrice Charbonneau-Brunelle's inventive, compact library-room set with its shifting parts is fabulous. (...) There are puns and puns and more puns and sight gags and silliness - all tied up in a beautiful take on brilliant children's literature.»
The Gazette, Montreal
«The imaginative and impressive stage setting, the use of masks and puppets and the cast in their wonderful costumes captivated the audience who anticipated for Alice’s next amazing adventure.»
ManamaPress, Bahrein