Performing arts students put their own spin on Alice in new stage show

Performing arts students at Runshaw College in Leyland are preparing to take audiences down the rabbit hole with a new version of Alice created in just eight weeks.

The production has been devised by students on the Professional Performance Programme, with Maja Kolasinska playing Alice, Evie Harrison as the White Rabbit and Neve Carr as the Queen of Hearts.

The cast have created physical theatre sequences, dances and some of their own costumes, while the show also features an original rap inspired by Men in Black. Evie also learned guitar specially for the role.

Other cast members include Hayden Tierney as the King/Hare, Sonya Thompson as the Duchess, Dan Melling as Humpty Dumpty/Knave of Hearts, Grace Davies as the Cheshire Cat and Jack Stott as the Mad Hatter.

Many students from the programme have gone on to leading drama and musical theatre schools, while alumni include Lucy Brindle, who has appeared in BBC drama The Capture, and Shannon Lavelle, who appears in Channel 5 drama The Hardacres.