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Wonderland

Following sold out seasons in Tampa, Texas and Tokyo, the multi Grammy and Drama Desk Award nominated Frank Wildhorn’s Wonderland receives its UK and European première in this brand new British production. Read more …


The critical consensus

While the songs retain a poppy infectiousness that allows for a boy band pastiche, power ballads and everything inbetween, this is an Alice for the Women's March generation.

****(*)Neil Cooper, Coffee-Table Notes, 25/01/2017

The show just isn't individual enough to have classic written all over it, and I'm afraid I can't really see it lasting much beyond its UK tour.

**(*)(*)(*)Simon Thompson, WhatsOnStage, 25/01/2017

Wonderland is one of those productions which deserves more. A seed of intelligence is smothered in heavy dialogue and bland incarnations of iconic characters.

***(*)(*)Dominic Corr, The Reviews Hub, 25/01/2017

This is a new musical so you might not be singing along, but it’s a safe bet you’ll be singing a song or two on the way out.

****(*)Martin Gray, All Edinburgh Theatre, 25/01/2017

A musical, full of wonder and magic, that will transport you away from the worries of everyday life, if only for two hours.

*****Kerry Teakle, TVBomb, 25/01/2017

There is a lot here to enjoy, but relentlessly overstating the self-realisation message actually serves as a reminder that we’ve come a long way since this particular message needed such a ramming home.

***(*)(*)Justine Blundell, Edinburgh Guide, 25/01/2017

This is a bold, colourful production, bursting with an energetic, sharply-focused cast.

***(*)(*)Paul F Cockburn, Broadway Baby, 26/01/2017

Despite the best efforts of a plucky cast, this show stands as evidence that in the real world, bad musicals can and do happen, and sometimes just can’t be saved.

**(*)(*)(*)Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman, 27/01/2017

Lewis Carroll's classic is abused by lazy writing, while the cast retain some respect.

**(*)(*)(*)Gareth K Vile, The List, 30/01/2017

In Wonderland, the cast is required to spend too much time affirming how “completely bonkers” they all are, to increasingly unappealing effect.

**(*)(*)(*)Allan Radcliffe, 27/01/2017

Wonderland is a musical almost entirely without redeeming features.

Mark Brown, Scottish Stage, 22/02/2017

While this is a colourful spectacle with a fine cast, the material is just too in your face and the sentiment too forced to have any impact.

**(*)(*)(*)Lauren Humphreys, The Reviews Hub, 04/07/2017

Wonderland is completely bonkers and absolutely brilliant- guaranteed to put a smile on your face!

*****Natalie O'Donoghue, Broadway World, 04/07/2017


Features about Wonderland

Meet Frank Wildhorn and the cast of Wonderland (video)

Ben Hewis, WhatsOnStage, 09/01/2017

Preview: Wonderland the Musical

Kelly Apter, The Scotsman, 14/01/2017

Where and when?

Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh from Friday January 20, 2017, until Saturday January 28, 2017. More info: www.edinburghplayhouse.org.uk

King's Theatre, Glasgow from Monday July 3, 2017, until Saturday July 8, 2017. More info: www.theambassadors.com/kings/

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