Casting Announced for Immersive ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND in London

Les Petits Theatre Company and ebp in association with Creature of London are delighted to announce the cast of "ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND". The critically acclaimed immersive theatre experience created and directed specifically for children aged 5 to 10 returns from 13 May 2017 to 3 September 2017, with press morning on Saturday 20 May 2017.

The cast consists of Benedict Chambers (Twelfth Night, Mr Popper's Penguins, Adventures in Wonderland), Adam Collier (The Railway Children, Henry V, Adventures in Wonderland), Liam Harkins (Captured, Love of the Nightingale), Susanna Jennings (The Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie, The Gruffalo), Hannah Miller (Blackbird, Peter Pan), Chandni Mistry (A Colder Water Than Here, Wonderful Wizard of Oz), Angelina Reilly-Szostak (Goosebumps Alive, Adventures in Wonderland) and Noah Young (Mary Rose, What Lovely Weather).

Pushing the boundaries of children's theatre "ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND" allows families to explore Wonderland up close, in an immense multi-room set in the Vaults under Waterloo station. In this hour long show, children will play a part in controlling their own experience, as they search for Alice, who is missing in Wonderland. On entering Wonderland you will either 'Eat me' or 'Drink Me', which determines your unique path. Tumble with the Tweedle twins; follow the White Rabbit and take Tea with the Hatter at the Maddest Tea Party of all!

"ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND" was originally conceived as a celebration of the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll's classic novel, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, and is adapted for the stage by Oliver Lansley and Anthony Spargo and directed by Emma Earle.

Oliver Lansley is the founder of Les Enfants Terribles and co-founder of Les Petits and is an actor, TV show creator and scriptwriter. He has developed work for the BBC, Channel 4 and HBO Drama and co-created the BBC 2 series Whites and the Rose d'Or nominated ITV2 series FM. As an actor, he's best known for playing Kenny Everett in the BAFTA-winning The Best Possible Taste for which he was nominated for Best Actor at the RTS Awards. His other credits include: The Wrong Mans, Sherlock and Misfits. As a playwright, his work includes The Infant, The Terrible Infants, The Trench, Ernest and The Pale Moon and The Vaudevillains.

Anthony Spargo trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. He has co-written various theatre productions including Anyone for Tea, The Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie, The Time Portal and The Fantastical Flying Exploratory Laboratory.

Emma Earle is a director and producer, and associate director Les Enfant Terribles, she is also the co-Artistic director of Pins and Needles. For Pins and Needles, Emma is developing a new adaptation of The Little Mermaid with writer Bea Roberts. The show premieres this Christmas at the egg theatre in Bath.

Her adaptations of Mr Popper's Penguins (New York/West End) and Raymond Briggs' books The Bear and Father Christmas are being remounted in 2017.

Emma's credits for Les Enfants Terribles include: Dinner At The Twits', The Fantastical Flying Exploratory Laboratory, The Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie, Captain Flinn And The Pirate Dinosaurs, and Ernest And The Pale Moon.

For more information, visit www.alice-underground.com, or follow on Twitter: @AliceUnderLDN and Facebook: www.facebook.com/UndergroundAlice.

IF YOU GO:

"ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND"

Saturday 13 May - Sunday 3 September 2017.

Box Office: 0844 248 1125 or www.alice-underground.com/book-aiw

Ticket Prices: Adult: £26.50. Children: £15.50. Family Ticket (2 adults, 2 children): £71.00

For further information: www.alice-underground.com/aiw/tickets

'Razor sharp theatre group Les Enfants Terribles' (The Telegraph) is one of the most innovative and exciting theatre companies working today.

Our work includes award winning, international stage shows such as The Trench, The Terrible Infants and The Vaudevillains; groundbreaking immersive work like Alice's Adventures Underground, The Game's Afoot and Dinner At The Twits; innovative outdoor touring work such as The Marvellous Imaginary Menagerie and The Fantastical Flying Exploratory Laboratory and large scale public events for the likes of Save the Children, Lush, Heineken, the British Library and the V&A.

The company is dedicated to creating original, innovative and exciting theatre. Known for our striking visual aesthetic and innovative use of props, puppetry and live music. We are constantly pushing ourselves to explore new ways of telling stories and immersing ourselves and our audiences in the weird and wonderful worlds created by our shows. Our artistic policy is to make theatre we love and theatre that excites us, and we hope in turn excites our audiences. We were honoured to be nominated with ebp for an Innovation Award in The Stage Awards 2017 and to feature on The Stage 100 Theatre Power List.

Founded in 2001 by Artistic Director Oliver Lansley, the company has continued to grow and receive consistent critical acclaim, won top industry awards, been nominated for an Olivier Award and established a large and loyal following for its unique work. Long-time collaborator James Seager came on board as a Producer to co-run the company in 2005. The company has performed to thousands of people all over the world including Poland, Czech Republic, Dubai, Norway, Singapore, Australia, as well as building a large and loyal rural touring audience.

For more information, visit www.lesenfantsterribles.co.uk

Emma Brünjes founded ebp in 2013 and the company has quickly established itself as a Producer of great productions and talent across its broad portfolio. In 2016 ebp received its first Olivier nomination for ALICE'S ADVENTURES UNDERGROUND. Since 2013, ebp has produced over 50 productions and sold over 500,000 tickets.

ebp's current productions include: ALICE'S ADVENTURES UNDERGROUND (The Vaults); ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND (The Vaults); ARLENE! THE GLITZ. THE GLAMOUR. THE GOSSIP. (UK Tour); LASTMINUTE.COM EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS (Edinburgh Festival Fringe).

ebp's recent productions include: DEAD FUNNY (Vaudeville Theatre); David Gower, CHRIS COWDREY & THE HOLY BAIL (UK Tour & Lyric Theatre); NINA CONTI: IN YOUR FACE (UK tour); Joe Stilgoe - SINGING AND SWINGING WITH GENE (LSO, St Luke London); Joe Stilgoe AND HIS BIG BAND (Lyric Hammersmith); THE GAME'S AFOOT (Madame Tussauds, London); NED BOULTING'S BIKEOLOGY (UK Tour); SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE EXPERIENCE (Madame Tussauds, London); Joe Stilgoe: SONGS ON FILM (UK Tour & Lyric, Hammersmith); GRAEME SWANN'S GREAT BRITISH SPIN OFF WITH HENRY BLOFELD (UK Tour); DINNER AT THE TWITS (The Vaults, London); NINA CONTI: IN YOUR FACE (Criterion Theatre); LASTMINUTE.COM EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS (Edinburgh Festival Fringe); MY FAIR LADY 60TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION (St Paul's Church, Covent Garden); ALEXANDER ARMSTRONG: A YEAR OF SONGS (UK Tour & London Palladium); FREDDIE FLINTOFF: 2ND INNINGS (UK Tour & Palace Theatre); NINA CONTI: IN YOUR FACE (Criterion Theatre and UK Tour); BLOFELD & BAXTER: ROGUES ON THE ROAD (UK Tour); THE THREE LIONS (UK Tour & St James Theatre); Joe Stilgoe: NEW SONGS FOR OLD SOULS LIVE (UK Tour, Lyric Theatre & Old Vic Theatre); GRUMPY OLD WOMEN LIVE (UK Tour), FOSTER'S EDINBURGH COMEDY AWARDS (Edinburgh Festival Fringe); Programming for CITY OF LONDON FESTIVAL (The Bowler Hat); DAME Diana Rigg: NO TURN UNSTONED (Edinburgh Festival Fringe); BLOFELD & BAXTER: MEMORIES OF TEST MATCH SPECIAL (UK Tour); Meow Meow: FELINE INTIMATE (LonDon Wonderground); SECRET CINEMA 21:MILLERS CROSSING (Hornsey Town Hall); THE BOY WITH TAPE ON HIS FACE: CORNUCOPIA (Palace); THE EL TRAIN (Hoxton Town Hall); THE FUTURE OF SMALL SCALE TOURING SYMPOSIUM (Paines Plough, Royal Exchange, Manchester).

Talent Management: Henry Blofeld, Joe Stilgoe & Ben Cajee

Awards/Nominations include: 2016 OLIVIER AWARDS - nominated for best entertainment and family; THE STAGE AWARDS 2017 - Innovation award nomination (with Les Enfants Terribles), THE STAGE THEATRE POWER LIST 2017 (with Les Enfant Terribles). THE HOSPITAL 100 CLUB AWARDS - Nominated in Theatre & Performance.

Prior to ebp Emma was General Manager of Productions and Programming at Nimax Theatres having been invited to join Nica Burns after six years at Avalon Promotions. Additional credits include: ARTEFACTS by Mike Bartlett (Bush Theatre, UK Tour, 59E59 New York) and Producer for the inaugural Old Vic New Voices Company 2005. In May 2016 Emma joined forces with her brother Ralph to set-up ebp live, a bespoke new live ticketing provider.

For more information visit www.emmabrunjesproductions.com.

Award-winning children's theatre company Les Petits was established in 2013 as the children's arm of critically acclaimed parent company Les Enfants Terribles. The company is run by James Seager and Oliver Lansley and has become known for its striking design aesthetics, use of puppetry and song and immersive approach to storytelling.

Their work includes the hugely successful Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs and Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs 2: The Magic Cutlass on the popular books by Giles Andreae and Russell Ayto. Flinn has toured to venues across the UK between 2012 and 2015, won the Primary Times Award and had runs at the Underbelly at The Edinburgh Fringe and Queen Elizabeth Hall at The Southbank Centre as well as touring abroad to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The Magic Cutless has recently finished its UK tour, received national critical acclaim and been nominated for a Broadway World Award for Best Costume. Their new production of the hugely successfully children's book, David Walliams' The First Hippo on the Moon has just embarked on a UK and international tour.

The Vaults opened as an arts venue in 2013, hosting and commissioning a number of high-profile events, including The Vault Festival, Alice's Adventures Underground, The Underground Film Club and Master of the Macabre.

The Vaults are housed in the tunnels under Waterloo Station, featuring 11 spaces and 17,000 square feet. Their mission as an arts platform is to collaborate and conspire, embracing artists from all walks of life to come together and inspire others. For more information visit the-vaults.org.

Creature of London is an independent creative company based in Shoreditch that makes UK, pan-Euro and global marketing communications for clients including Carling, Ryvita, Jordans, Tetley, Crusha, Billington's, London Gatwick, William Hill and The Green Party. Alongside the work Creature do for clients, they also produce theatre, exhibitions, music videos, short films and more. Or, to put it another way, Creature are a place where creative people come together to make work that has a genuine impact on culture. For more information, visit www.creaturelondon.com.