{"id":1337,"date":"2012-08-28T03:50:19","date_gmt":"2012-08-28T06:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/?p=1337"},"modified":"2023-07-09T14:40:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T17:40:57","slug":"alice-in-wonderland-may-steal-your-hearts-or-your-tart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/?p=1337","title":{"rendered":"Alice in Wonderland May Steal Your Hearts (or Your Tart)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/alice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1339\" title=\"alice\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/alice-300x147.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"147\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/alice-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.twisitheatreblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/alice.jpg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">riley raymer, drew o&#8217;hara, jeremy hutton &amp; tom gordon smith<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Yesterday afternoon I joined a jam-packed audience filled with enthralled children at the Cambridge Battery in Point Pleasant Park for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shakespearebythesea.ca\">Shakespeare By The Sea\u2019s <\/a>collectively devised production of <em>Alice in Wonderland<\/em>. It is an entirely original piece of theatre based on the novel by Lewis Carroll that brings together catchy songs, energetic dance moves and a wild assortment of strange and hilarious characters centering on the Queen of Heart\u2019s Jubilee Croquet match. It plays until September 2<span style=\"font-size: 11.11111068725586px;\">nd, 2012.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The heart of <em>Alice in Wonderland<\/em> is in the songs that weave the scenes together. The core of these are sung by a delightful barbershop quartet of punny cards played by musical director and composer Jeremy Hutton, Chris George, Drew O\u2019Hara and Emma Laishram. Their harmonies are gorgeously tight and manage to maintain strong resonance even in the open air of the park. Other stand-out songs include the Opening Number (and its Act II Reprise), the vigorous Caucus Race song and dance and the Off With His Head song sung by the Queen. Riley Raymer, who plays the curious and moral-minded Alice, has a particularly gorgeous singing voice, which adds a Disney-like quality to her ing\u00e9nue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The production is filled with hilarious portrayals of a multitude of eccentric characters including Emma Laishram\u2019s narcoleptic dormouse, who has an adorable little voice, Kimberley Cody and Kathryn McCormack\u2019s rapping March Hare and Mad Hatter, S\u00e8bastien Labelle\u2019s agile Cheshire Cat, and Simon Rainville\u2019s beautifully earnest, yet duty-bound White Rabbit. Tom Gordon Smith is over-the-top theatrical bliss as the tyrannical Queen of Hearts, who wants to set the heads of her court rolling unless she always wins definitively at everything. Smith reminded me quite ardently of a young <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rosspetty.com\">Ross Petty<\/a> playing the villain in the yearly Christmas Pantomime in Toronto. As a matter of fact, the structure of this show, using a well-known story as the basis for a new adventure, filled with pop culture references, songs and dancing, with at least one female role being played by a man, is quite reminiscent of the Panto. If Ross Petty ever retires, I may have found his replacement!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are a few scenes that I felt could benefit some clarification or tightening up in this rendition of <em>Alice<\/em>. For example, I wondered why the caterpillar had two heads and why he was masquerading as the Jabberwocky in Underland. In all, however, director Jesse MacLean keeps the movement constant, makes great use of creative space and imaginative magic, and keeps fun and silliness as the essence of the piece. The children in the audience yesterday afternoon certainly seemed to be having a terrific time and in this case, they are the most important critics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Alice in Wonderland<\/em> plays at the Cambridge Battery in Point Pleasant Park on August 30<sup>th<\/sup> and September 2<sup>nd<\/sup> at 7:00pm and September 1<sup>st<\/sup> and September 2<sup>nd<\/sup> at 1:00pm. A suggested $15.00 donation can be paid at the door. 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