Through the Looking Glass

17-31 May | Alan John / Andrew Upton, after Lewis Carroll
Merlyn Theatre, CUB Malthouse

Presented by Victorian Opera and Malthouse Theatre

In this unprecedented rendering of a childhood classic, Victorian Opera and Malthouse Theatre produce something as original as the material that forms its source.

Lewis Carroll's everlastingly brilliant work Through The Looking Glass is given a very special treatment in the hands of composer Alan John, librettist Andrew Upton, and a cast of superb singers ready to journey well beyond the limits of conventional opera. Carroll and his peers play out the story in their Victorian drawing-room but, as in the story they enact, the boundaries of reality and fantasy, playfulness and truth, are soon revealed as shimmering phantoms liable to dissipate in a breath. Gaze into your looking-glass, crawl through the mirror over the fire-place and come into our world.

Alice, Alan and Andrew artfully
Link lovely, lively lines leading
Into infinitely interesting interiors, inviting ,
Charmingly curious creatures, cleverly creating
Eternally enthralling entertaining episodes.

Suitable for ages 10-100.

 Read the Libretto by Andrew Upton, click here. (115KB)

Richard Gill - Conductor
Michael Kantor - Director
Peter Corrigan - Set & Costume Designer
Paul Jackson - Lighting Designer

Cast
Kanen Breen
Margaret Haggart
David Hobson
Suzanne Johnston
Gary Rowley
Dimity Shepherd

Commissioned by the Victorian Opera and Malthouse Theatre in association with Opera Australia
The creative development of this project was supported by the Victorian Government through Arts Victoria, and the Robert Salzer Foundation.

WARNING: This show uses strobe lighting effects.