“ I remember making the set for Alice in Wonderland… Jigsawing playing cards out of hardboard!”
1982
In 1982 Burnley Youth Theatre performed Alice in Wonderland for the first time at Towneley Drama Studio. Director Sheila Cluff worked with the cast of 33 young people including Marcia Healey who played Alice, Lesley Wadge who played The White Rabbit and Martin Sharp who played the Mad Hatter. The play received great reviews and the cast thoroughly enjoyed bringing the characters to life!
1996
The next time we performed Alice in Wonderland was at our own venue The Quarry Theatre in 1996. Anthony Preston adapted and directed the play with Rozanna King and Rosie Mellor both playing Alice, Lorraine Duerden playing the Queen of Hearts and Marc Waddington playing The White Rabbit.
2014
The Alan Daiches Theatre at BYT was transformed into a striking wonderland of black, white and red in 2014 for a week long Christmas production of Alice in Wonderland! Director Rachael Ash took audiences of all ages on a magical journey meeting the Queen of Hearts played by Caitlin Rice-Jones, The guardsmen played by Ollie Daley and The White Rabbit played by Lewis Pugh.
