Overview
28 Nov 2025 – 3 Jan 2026Pricing
£16 - £32. Under 25s Half Price. Concessions £2 off.
Further details
- Space: Main House
- Language: English
- Ages: Specially created to be enjoyed by everyone aged 7 plus
Performance lasts approximately 120 minutes. (including interval)
- Tue 2 Dec - 7:00pm BSL interpreted
- Sat 6 Dec - 2:00pm BSL interpreted
- Fri 19 Dec - 6:30pm BSL interpreted
- Sat 6 Dec - 2:00pm Relaxed Performance
- Sat 13 Dec - 2:00pm Captioned
- Fri 19 Dec - 6:30pm Captioned
- Sat 13 Dec - 7:00pm Audio Described
Once you’ve entered Wonderland, you never really leave.
This Christmas, go on a big-hearted, spectacular and supremely silly adventure into Wonderland. Based on Through the Looking-Glass, Alice: Return to Wonderland is a hugely fun new show written and directed by Sherman favourite Hannah McPake (Scrooge in A Christmas Carol). You will be transported from 1940s Cardiff to a breath-taking land of imagination, all from the comfort of your Main House seat.
Our cast of familiar Sherman at Christmas faces will bring the Wonderland characters you know to life. Prepare to leave the serious world behind and discover a land filled with delight and surprises at every turn.
Alice: Return to Wonderland has everything our audiences love about our Main House Christmas shows. With an epic set, stunning costumes, puppets and irresistible tunes performed by our incredible Welsh and Wales-based actor-musician cast; experience exceptional festive entertainment up close. Made entirely under our roof in Cathays, Cardiff; Alice: Return to Wonderland offers everyone aged 7 plus a truly joyous trip out with a difference this Christmas.
What’s the story?
Cardiff, Christmas Eve 1947. Years after her first visit to Wonderland, grown-up Alice is now a town planner working for the City of Cardiff. Just as she prepares for work on her latest building project to begin, she is interrupted by the sudden arrival of an old, fluffy friend. Soon Alice will have leave Cardiff behind and return to Wonderland in a race against time to save her daughter Carys from the clutches of the evil Red Queen.
It says the show is for ages 7+. Is it suitable for younger children?
Alice: Return to Wonderland has been made specially to be enjoyed by everyone aged 7+. Whilst younger children are very welcome attend, it’s worth noting that this is a two hour long show with lots of special effects, noises and music. In the Studio, we have created The Frog Prince / Biwti a Brogs for children aged 3-6.
Is this a panto? Or a musical?
It’s neither of those things. It’s a play where music plays a big part. Our brilliant actor-musicians act, sing and play a range of musical instruments live on stage to help tell the story. The songs and music are written by Lucy Rivers who has memorably composed for so many Christmas at the Sherman shows including A Christmas Carol, Tales of the Brothers Grimm and Alice in Wonderland.
Return to Wonderland? Is this a sequel?
It’s a re-imagining of the second Alice book Through the Looking Glass and features many of the characters from Alice in Wonderland. This is very much a stand alone play to be enjoyed in its own right.
Who is in the cast?
Our cast is full of familiar Sherman faces. Playing the title role will be Elian Mai West, who also played Alice in the Sherman’s 2018 production of Alice in Wonderland. Joining Elian in the cast will be Mari Fflur (Hansel and Gretel/Hansel a Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood/Yr Hugan Fach Goch) as Carys; Caitlin Lavagna (Housemates); Emily Ivana Hawkins (Housemates, A Christmas Carol – 2024 production); Oliver Wood (A Christmas Carol – 2024 production); Joseph Tweedale (The Borrowers, Alice in Wonderland) and making his Sherman debut, Max James. Keiron Self makes his 11th appearance in a Sherman Christmas show!
The performances on 28 and 29 November are Pay What You Want.
- 2 Dec (7pm), 6 Dec (2pm) and 19 Dec (6.30pm) – BSL Tony Evans
- 19 Dec – Pre show Deaf Theatre Club BSL Claire Anderson
- 13 Dec (2pm) and 19 Dec (6.30pm)– Captioned (English) by Erika James
- 13 Dec (7pm) – AD Michelle Perez
