To mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, Regents International School students recently performed an audacious interpretation of the classic and much-loved story in the school’s Globe Theatre.
First published in 1865, the novel, written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll, tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls through a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar characters and creatures.
Alice (right) meets Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee.
The Regents’ performances before a packed, appreciative audience took place from 17-19 November and involved a cast of more than 50 students who devoted several weeks of their own spare time to preparations and rehearsals.
In what was a milestone for the school, the production witnessed a fully integrated collaboration between the Music and Drama departments as talented musical students from Years 10 and 12 wrote and performed their own score to accompany the onstage acting.
The Mad Hatters strike a sinister pose on stage.
The ambitious school orchestra created its own musical score.
