Full Cast Announced for Cirque Alice at Southbank Centre

Aerialists, contortionists and roller-skating royalty tumble down the rabbit hole as the full cast is announced for the European premiere of Cirque Alice. The production will play the Royal Festival Hall at London’s Southbank Centre from December.

Cirque Alice, a brand-new show from the creators of Circus 1903. has announced the full cast for its upcoming European premiere. The show arrives in London for the festive season and plays at the Southbank Centre from 12 December 2026 to 3 January 2027.

Created by Simon Painter and Tim Lawson, Cirque Alice reimagines Lewis Carroll’s classic adventure, bringing everyone’s favourite characters to life through extraordinary acts from some of the greatest performers around the globe. The show features aerialists and acrobats, contortionists, puppetry, and special guest musical acts, accompanied by a soundtrack of newly arranged remixes of classical favourites.

Audiences also have the option for on-stage seating, that puts guests at the heart of the action, as performers soar above the stage of the Royal Festival Hall.

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A troupe of acrobats in colorful suits form a human pyramid on a circular stage, lit by blue spotlights above and around them. — *Cirque Alice*

The cast of Cirque Alice

The cast of the upcoming production, retelling the classic Lewis Carrol story, are:

Alice: Layla Schillert
The Mad Hatter: Darren “Dizzy” Partridge
The Cheshire Cat: Raphael Papo (violin)
The White Rabbit: Billy Ellitts
The Tweedles: Dario Togni and Michael Togni (Icarian Games)
The Queen of Hearts: Veronika Ivanova (hand balance)
The White Queen and The White King: Mary Ellen Nielsen Wolfe and Spencer Tyce Nielsen (roller-skating duo Duo Transcend)
The Caterpillar: Enkhzaya Battogoo, Dolgorsuren Ganbold, Doljinsuren Ganbold and Shinechimeg Otgonbayar (contortion)

The cast will also include Vladyslav Tsarov (flying pole) as Snap Dragonfly, Viktor Hladchenko (cyr wheel) as The March Hare, Daniel Onofre (Rolla Bolla) as The Dormouse, Anna Stelmakh and Evgeni Slepukhin (Duo Daylight) as the Flamingos and Ibrahim Jobu Ramadhani and Fadhili Ramadhani, the Ramadhani Brothers (head balancing) as The Knights. The dancers are Lillianna Clifton, Kenya McKay-Goodridge, Mark Samaras, Ricardo Walker and Sasha Woodward, and Molly Hord is the organist.