Alice in Wonderland
The Context
At the beginning of 2022, some Covid restrictions were still in place. We had successfully produced video versions of Under Milkwood and A Christmas Carol and decided to launch into audio. Having chosen Alice in Wonderland, we rose to the challenge of re-writing the book as a radio script. We cast all the characters and introduced a narrator. Rehearsals were held on Zoom and recording was done over a period of a couple of weeks in the home of one of our members. Creating the voices of all the bizarre creatures was enormous fun. The hardest job was in the editing and we are indebted to Keiron Spires for achieving a seamless piece of radio theatre which we hope you will enjoy. (Yvonne & Viv, Co-Chairs of The Ǝncore Theatre Company)
Production The performance was recorded over a number of days in the house of one of the cast. Not all cast members were available on the day their scene was recorded and so they were recorded separately and their part edited in. We used a ‘Yeti’ studio microphone into a laptop, but this was then recorded remotely via Zoom. The remote recording did lead to a few parts where sound levels were dropped despite re-recording scenes, but overall we feel the quality we achieved was very good.
Cast (in order of appearance): Introduction & credits Ann El Majhoub Narrator Viv Peyton Alice Yvonne Levy White Rabbit Kevin Katner Mouse Cathy Jeffrey Dodo Donald Elliot Lory Nina Ezra Pat (the gardener) Sean Kibbey Bill Cathy Jeffrey Sam Donald Elliott Caterpillar Richard Russell Pigeon Judith Bevan Fish Footman Cathy Jeffrey Frog Footman Kevin Katner Duchess Sandra Melville Cook Sean Kibbey Cheshire Cat Anna Brown March Hare Sean Kibbey Mad Hatter Richard Worland Dormouse Nina Ezra Two Nina Ezra Five Jeanie Deane Seven Richard Russell Queen Jeanie Deane King Donald Elliott Gryphon Richard Russell Mock Turtle Richard Worland Knave Sean Kibbey Sister ? Production Director: Nishunzi Gao (Royal Central School of Speech & Drama)
Editor & Producer: Keiron Spires (The Ǝncore Theatre Company)
