This post contains affiliate links. If you click a link and make a purchase, Poe in Wonderland will earn a small commission for the referral at no cost to you. Raven Girl is a children’s book written by Audrey Niffenegger about a postman who falls in love with a raven. The Royal Ballet in London performed the story in 2013, and oh how we would have loved to have seen it! A dark fairytale about a raven and the wonders of the world? Check! Ballet? Check! Once there was a Postman who fell in love with a Raven.So begins the tale of a postman who encounters a fledgling raven while on the edge of his route and decides to bring her home. The unlikely couple falls in love and conceives a child―an extraordinary raven girl trapped in a human body.Excerpt from Raven Girl https://youtu.be/AGfax8Y2I5g Sarah Lamb on Wayne McGregor’s Raven…
https://youtu.be/Kq8zqhqjUIo Steven McRae as the Mad Hatter The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party is as wildly fun as you’ve imagined in this scene from the Royal Opera House in London. Steven McRae stars as the fabled Mad Hatter in this 2017 clip of the tea party from The Royal Ballet’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Exciting news! The ballet was on stage in 2017, however, it’s now being streamed online in January 2021! Streaming: Friday, January 1, 2021, 7:00 GMT, broadcast online as part of the Royal Opera House’s #OurHouseToYourHouse series. Available to watch until January 31, 2021. Christopher Wheeldon’s exuberant Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland transports audiences to the riotous world of Lewis Carroll’s characters, including a tap-dancing Mad Hatter and a comically wicked Queen of Hearts. Bob Crowley’s ingenious mixture of traditional and innovative stagecraft together with the pace and colour of Joby Talbot’s score make Alice a gloriously vibrant experience. Packed with clever choreography…
The Tart Adage from the Royal Opera House is beautifully done and amusing too. Laura Morera stars as the Queen of Hearts in this 2017 clip of the Tart Adage from The Royal Ballet’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Facebook: Royal Opera HouseWebsite: Royal Opera House https://youtu.be/PmomuMCzFLE Featured image credit to: Playbill.com