Damon Albarn’s wonder.land will not succeed at the National. It might work in Vegas

wonder.land

Olivier, in rep until 30 April

Hapgood

Hampstead Theatre, until 23 January

Dr Seuss’s The Lorax

Old Vic, until 16 January

Damon Albarn and Rufus Norris present a musical version of Alice in Wonderland. A challenging enterprise even if they’d stuck to the original but they’ve fast-forwarded everything to the present day. The titular heroine, a trusting and solemn Victorian schoolgirl, has been recast as Aly, a wheedling teenage grump who loathes her mum, her dad, her comp, her teachers and her playmates.

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TaggedAlice in Wonderland, Children, Damon Albarn, Dr Seuss, Las Vegas, Lewis Carroll, Musicals, National Theatre, Old Vic, Olivier, Rufus Norris, The Lorax, Theatre, Tom Stoppard

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Damon Albarn’s wonder.land will not succeed at the National. It might work in Vegas

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