Alice’s Adventures in Musical Adaptation
Schedule
Mon Jan 26 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC+00:00Location
VENUE CHANGE - Conway Hall | London, EN

About this Event
Walt Disney spent nearly three decades working on Alice in Wonderland, struggling to decide how to turn Lewis Carroll’s episodic stories into a single two-hour story. It took twelve songwriters to write over forty songs – more than thirty of which were discarded – to create a satisfying musical adaptation, and the film had a mixed reception. Why was music vital to bring to life Carroll’s unique fairy tale world? Why was it so difficult? And how did the film eventually become a classic?
A lecture by Professor Dominic Broomfield-McHugh.
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Where is it happening?
VENUE CHANGE - Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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