ALICE THE MUSICAL at Lyric Theatre Belfast

"Alice The Musical", Paul Boyd's acclaimed adaptation of the books by Lewis Carroll, is his most popular musical and has proved to be a big hit time and time again in productions around the world.

The show premiered in 1998 at Northern Ireland's national producing theatre, the Lyric Theatre Belfast, and the original production was nominated as Best Drama at the 1999 Belfast City Arts Awards. Since then "Alice The Musical" has been produced by theatres across Ireland, the UK, and in 2009 the show had its USA Premiere at the Actors’ Playhouse at The Miracle Theatre, Miami Fl, where it proved so successful that it was revived for a second time the same year, and again for another record-breaking revival in 2015. In 2011 "Alice The Musical" opened in a Japanese translation by Merry Artists Company at Nagoya City Higashi Playhouse, Japan.

Celebrating its 20th Anniversary in 2018, "Alice The Musical" is finally returning to its original home at the Lyric Theatre Belfast for the first time since 1998, in a great all-new production directed by the author. Featuring a host of Lewis Carrol's most infamous characters, "Alice The Musical" tells the story of Alice's adventures in Wonderland and her attempts to escape the clutches of the notorious Queen of Hearts. Audiences will once again tumble down the rabbit hole with Alice in pursuit of the elusive White Rabbit, to discover a fantastic realm where nothing makes sense. On her journey Alice meets an assortment of strange characters, including the famous acting duo of Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the unpredictable and hilarious Caterpillar, the Mad Hatter and members of his underground political movement the Tea Party including the March Hare and the Dormouse, and the seriously mad inventor The White Knight - overseen at all times by the enigmatic Cheshire Cat. Will Alice and her new friends defeat the Queen of Hearts? Will the laws be changed so that Alice can get home? And most importantly, will the Caterpillar overcome his air-sickness before he becomes a butterfly?

"Alice The Musical" is a full stage production written for children and adults alike, and features a full score of memorable and catchy songs, from pop to rock, that climaxes in Paul Boyd's infamous seven-minute mega-mix finale that has had audiences around the world on their feet cheering for more!

Paul Boyd is the writer and composer of 23 professional stage musicals, including "Molly Wobbly's Tit Factory" (nominated for 5 Broadway World West End Awards in 2012), "Pinocchio" (nominated as Best Production for Children and Young People, TMA/UK Theatre Awards 2007), and "The Haunting of Helena" (double nominee for the Stiles & Drewe Award for Best Song from a New Musical 2010).

"This is a show that reaches the hearts, minds and funny bones of all generations, with punchy storytelling, terrific music and nicely naughty grown-up gags" (Irish Times)

"Paul Boyd has the talent for composing musicals that hit just the right note" (The Stage)

"I was even won over by the big production numbers and the rousing finale had young and old enthusiastically throwing themselves into the spirit of things ... a great triumph" (Irish News)