Boojum!

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Martin Wesley-Smith, Peter Wesley-Smith

Boojum!

7–23 November 2025 Horti Hall, Hemstritch Studio

“But oh, beamish nephew, beware of the day; If your Snark be a Boojum! For then; You will softly and suddenly vanish away” – Lewis Carroll: The Hunting of the Snark

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With dark twists and humorous turns, Boojum! blends the much-loved tale of Alice in Wonderland with Lewis Carroll’s nonsensical poem The Hunting of the Snark.

Meanwhile, it provides an imagined insight into the writer and the sensational world he created. Boojum! will transport you into his psyche as he grapples with his dual identities: the Reverend Charles Dodgson, and his pen name Lewis Carroll, the beloved children’s author. It will introduce you to an array of characters from both these worlds. It follows a young Alice as she meets folk from Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland series, and it examines the relationship between Dodgson and the real-life inspiration for Alice, Alice Liddell.

Sitting somewhere between opera and musical comedy, Boojum! will be performed as part of our VO Emerges program.

And what is a Snark? What is a Boojum? Well, that’s up to you.

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VO EMERGES

Dates & Info

Thursday 20 November, 7:30pm
Friday 21 November, 7:30pm
Saturday 22 November, 2:00pm & 7:30pm
Sunday 23 November, 2:00pm & 6:30pm

Duration

2 hours, including interval

Language
Sung in English

Venue

Horti Hall, Hemstritch Studio

This performance takes place on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded — this land is stolen land. We pay respects to Wurundjeri Elders, past & present.

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Creative Team

Conductor Warwick Stengårds
Director Stuart Maunder
Set & Costume Designer Ishan Vivekanantham

Cast

Lewis Carroll and Rev Charles Dodgson David Hobson

Alice Rachael Joyce
Mrs Hargreaves Michaela Cadwgan
White Rabbit Alessia Pintabona
Al, The American & Tweedledum Darcy Carroll
Wal, The Bellman Bailey Montgomerie
Carl, The Russian & Tweedledee & Caterpillar Joshua Morton-Galea
Clarrie, The Butcher Syrah Torii
Cora, The Bootmaker Chloe James
Errol Lachlan Bartlett
The Hatter Nicholas Matters

Chorus

Victoria Knight, Tabitha Plummer, Yvette Lipovetsky, Genevieve Gray, Tahlia Walker, Saskia Mascitti, Lucy Hood, Charlotte Plum, Georgie Grech, Kyan Esler, Nate Clarke, Joshua Vass, Oliver Turner, Declan Farr, Ruben Fitton, Noah Straughan, Amir Yacoub, Alexander Thorpe

Orchestra

Victorian Opera Chamber Orchestra

Tickets ($65)

Price Type

One Reserve

Adult

$65

Concession

$55

Senior

$60

30yrs and U

$30

Child (up to 14)

$30

Group (6-9)

$55

Group (10)+

$52

Arts Access Victoria

$30

School Group (Student)

$16

School Group (Teacher) - 1 free per 10 students

School Group (Teacher) - Additional

$16

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Price Type

One Reserve

Adult

$52

Concession

$44

Senior

$48

30yrs and U

$30

Child (up to 14)

$24

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* All children up to 14 years must be accompanied by a parent or guardian over 18 years.

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Horti Hall, Hemstritch Studio

31 Victoria St, Melbourne 3000

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