EAST VAN PANTO: ALICE IN WONDERLAND

Theatre Replacement and The Cultch are thrilled to announce that the East Van Panto is back! This year, we are taking on the beloved children’s classic, Alice in Wonderland, for both live in-person audiences and via a digital stream.

November 24-January 2, 2021/2022
In-person at The York and via digital stream

Director: Meg Roe
Music and Lyrics: Veda Hille
Written by: Sonja Bennett

Featuring:
Ghazal Azarbad
Mark Chavez
Dawn Petten
Amanda Sum
Raugi Yu

When a terribly bored Alice follows a White Rabbit onto the Skytrain, she falls down a hole only to find herself in a Grandview-Woodlands Wonderland! While tracking this elusive bunny, she encounters transit police officers Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dumb, a busking Cheshire Cat, gets some questionable advice from a cannabis connoisseur caterpillar, and has a heck of a time at a Commercial Drive leftist tea party.

Writer Sonja Bennett and director Meg Roe are joining long-time Panto composer Veda Hille to create a brand-new version of Lewis Carroll’s original. Ensemble members Dawn Petten, Raugi Yu, Amanda Sum, Mark Chavez and Ghazal Azarbad bring this trippy tale to life, along with musical director Ben Elliott. Together. Our hyper-local Wonderland is designed by John Webber (set), Cindy Mochizuki (visual concept design), Sophie Tang (lights), and Barb Clayden (costumes).

East Van Panto: Alice in Wonderland opens November 26 at The York Theatre, and will be available digitally as of December 18. The show will run until January 2. Tickets are available now via The Cultch’s website.

The health and safety of our audiences is our top priority, please click here for more information about health measures at The York Theatre.

Whether you join us in-person at The York, or from the comfort of your own home, we can’t wait to welcome you to East Van Panto: Alice in Wonderland.

For full performance schedule, tickets and subscriptions visit thecultch.com!

Photo of Amanda Sum by Tim Matheson. Hatter Costume by Barb Clayden and Alaia Hamer.