Tumble down the rabbit hole with The Royal Ballet this Christmas with a live performance of Christopher Wheeldon’s magical Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland screening at Theatr Mwldan on Tuesday 16 December at 7.15pm.

British Principal Lauren Cuthbertson dances Alice, the role that was specially created on her for the world premiere performances in 2011. Exuding a girlish charm, Alice is joined by a host of familiar characters including the gardeners’ boy, Federico Bonelli, who later becomes her Knaves of Hearts with a blissful pas de deux, the ferocious Queen of Hearts, the jittery White Rabbit and the quirky tap-dancing Mad Hatter.

The familiar story is reimagined with quirky designs by Bob Crowley as we follow Alice into Wonderland across a lake of tears, playing croquet with flamingos and hedgehogs and attending a deranged tea party. Drawing upon a wealth of theatrical effects, projection and puppetry are used to visualise the grinning Cheshire Cat and sinuous Caterpillar with his 16 legs of ballet dancers en pointe creating a mesmerising world of enchantment.

A feast for the senses Wheeldon’s spectacular ballet brings to life Lewis Carroll’s famous story with a menagerie of colours, characters and compelling choreography whilst Joby Talbot’s lively score provides the perfect accompaniment to the ballet with sparkling idiosyncrasy.

This Christmas the magic of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland can also be experienced away from the silver screen with a specially created afternoon tea. The ‘Alice Tea’ is the vision of ‘pastry queen’ Claire Clark, who spent over five years at The French Laundry, and will be served in the glass-vaulted Paul Hamlyn Hall in Covent Garden, a perfect treat after a day’s Christmas shopping in London.

Tickets for Royal Ballet screenings are £16 (£15) and are available now from Mwldan's Box Office on 01239 621200 and online and via Smartphones by visiting www.mwldan.co.uk.