Shockingly inappropriate and also boring
by NAC donor on 2/22/23National Arts Centre / Centre national des Arts - OttawaI am guessing this ALICE programme was not properly vetted. It was advertised for 5 to 12 year olds…and it had a Dr. CALIGARI creepiness and darkness, as well as disturbing insanity to it. Also, there was really no ending to get Alice out of the hell of that tedious, dark and crazy wonderland. The composition was sloppy, with some nearly interminable scenes(ex: “Falling, falling,falling, falling”….which should have ended with “asleep”. The audience was restless, confused, and sometimes laughing at how bizaarly confusing and weird it was. My granddaughter wanted to leave but we stuck it out thinking it couldn’t go on without there being something redeeming. There wasn’t.