Alice in Wonderland — a fairy-tale play

On an ordinary weekday evening, Alice unexpectedly meets a talking rabbit. She tumbles down a rabbit hole and finds herself in a fantastic fairy-tale world. In Wonderland, anything is possible: Alice grows, shrinks and multiplies. She meets talking flowers, the extraordinary Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter. In the end, Alice must save Wonderland from the tyrannical rule of the evil Queen of Hearts. Sakari Hokkanen has adapted and directed a charming fantasy adventure based on Lewis Carroll’s classic works, full of action and humour. This delightful and visually striking adventure is recommended for audiences aged over 5.

Jyväskylä City Theatre’s Alice in Wonderland brings three-dimensional digital characters familiar from video games to the stage in Finland for the first time. The characters, created using motion-capture suits and a video game engine, were developed in collaboration with the Game Design degree programme at South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (Xamk). The production’s costume designer, Maarit Kalmakurki, directed the digital characters.

Script: Lewis Carroll / Sakari Hokkanen
Direction: Sakari Hokkanen (guest)
Set design: Katariina Kirjavainen (guest)
Costume design: Maarit Kalmakurki (guest)
Choreography: Elina Wuethrich (guest)
Lighting design: Japo Granlund
Video design: Antti Silvennoinen
Sound design: Joonas Outakoski (guest)
Animation design: Maarit Kalmakurki
Make-up design: Niina Vattulainen

Cast: Annika Junno (guest), Paavo Honkimäki, Paula Honkimäki (guest), Saara Jokiaho, Anneli Karppinen, Siiri Kononen (guest), Miika Laakso, Hannu Lintukoski, Piia Mannisenmäki, Jukka-Pekka Mikkonen, Saara Mänttäri (guest), Jussi-Petteri Peräinen, Elina Saarela, Jouni Salo, Asko Vaarala, Markus Virtanen and Aaro Vuotila (guest), along with music-theatre students from Gradia: Aarre Vesa, Anni Happonen, Inka Suomalainen, Liina-Maija Jylhä, Nella-Katariina Mäkelä and Venla Vitikainen.

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