“Alice in Wonderland” is a universal book for children and adults. No matter how you treat it—as a fairy tale or a fantasy story—it opens an entire universe where entirely different laws prevail. The world in L. Carroll’s book feels subtly like our own. Only it’s full of secrets and riddles you want to solve, though not always clear how to do it.
Funny adventures that feel like a game of “wander and discover,” where you never know what you’ll meet around the next corner, entertain and captivate at the same time.
Each hero—the March Hare, Humpty Dumpty, the Snarkle (and others)—is perceived as something uniquely special. This is a book about an upside-down world where everything seems like nonsense. But this nonsense is special. There is some meaning in it—slipping away from cold, calculating minds and shifting ordinary human perception.
A constant play of words, deep metaphors, and folklore elements make L. Carroll’s language extraordinarily rich. By following Alice’s adventures, children grow thoughtful and become more mature, while adults for a moment turn into children. An effect in the style of Lewis Carroll.
Characters and performers
Carroll, Dodo, the Cheshire Cat,
The Smile, Blue Caterpillar — V. Abd ulov
Alice — G. Ivanova (sings K. Rumyanova)
White Rabbit — V. Shilovsky
Mouse, Nutty Dormouse, Piglet — K. Rumyanova
Parrot, Eagleling Ed — V. Vysotsky
Bill, Hat-Maker — M. Lobanov
Jim, March Hare, Jack, Executioner, Little Frog — V. Petrov
(The song of the Little Frog is sung by V. Goly shev)
Duchess — E. Khanaeva
Queen, Cook — N. Vikhrova
King, Judge, Gardener — O. Gerasimov
Grizzly’s Attack, Lady opposer — N. Nazarova
In episodes — artists of the Moscow Art Theater (MKhAT)
Director Oleg Gerasimov
Instrumental ensemble under the direction of M. Nersesian
Violin solo — G. Kemlin