Cast announced for European premiere of 'Cirque Alice'

The full cast of the European premiere of Cirque Alice, a brand-new show from the creators of Circus 1903, has been announced.

Summary

• Layla Schillert will perform as Alice
• Darren “Dizzy” Partridge will appear as The Mad Hatter
• The complete cast of the European premiere of the show, coming to the Southbank Centre, has been announced

The complete cast of the European premiere of Cirque Alice, coming to the Southbank Centre, has been announced. This brand new show comes from the creators of Circus 1903 and will run from 12 December 2026 until 3 January 2027.

The full company includes Layla Schillert as Alice, Darren “Dizzy” Partridge as The Mad Hatter, violinist Raphael Papo as The Cheshire Cat, Billy Ellitts as The White Rabbit, Dario Togni, and Michael Togni as The Tweedles (Icarian Games).

The contortion quartet are Enkhzaya Battogoo, Dolgorsuren Ganbold, Doljinsuren Ganbold, and Shinechimeg Otgonbayar as The Caterpillar, Vladyslav Tsarov as Snap Dragonfly (flying pole), Viktor Hladchenko as The March Hare (cyr wheel), Ramadhani Brothers Ibrahim Jobu Ramadhani and Fadhili Ramadhani as The Knights (head balancing), Daniel Onofre as The Dormouse (Rolla Bolla), Veronika Ivanova as The Queen of Hearts (hand balance), Anna Stelmakh & Evgeni Slepukhin as The Flamingos (Duo Daylight), Roller-skating duo Mary Ellen Nielsen Wolfe as The White Queen and Spencer Tyce Nielsen as The White King (Duo Transcend), Lillianna Clifton, Kenya McKay-Goodridge, Mark Samaras, Ricardo Walker, and Sasha Woodward are the dancers and Molly Hord is the organist.

Created by Simon Painter and Tim Lawson, Cirque Alice reimagines Lewis Carroll’s classic adventure in a circus show which brings to life everyone’s favourite characters from the book. Featuring aerialists, acrobats, contortionists, puppetry, and special guest musical acts accompanied by a soundtrack of newly arranged remixes of classical favourites.

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