Alice in Wonderland (on stilts)

If I'd known about it I'm sure the premise would have had me dismissing it outright, but I found myself in Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto today, camera in hand, as the theatre group "Gajes" (from the Netherlands) began their performance of Alice in Wonderland on stilts. It was playful and adult and entertaining -- gosh, just like the damn book.

Oh, when not on elevated platforms (e.g. Alice's bed, narrator's boat or 30 foot dress drapery) the actors performed on stilts -- in a couple of scenes on those big spring loaded boots like that legless sprinter wears. Just a bloody hoot of a performance, in any event. Sorry it was the last evening as I would have loved to see it from start to finish without worrying (and thus missing much) about running around to get in good position for photos.

In the one shot, that's Alice drilling a hole in the narrator's canoe, btw...

Got more, will share later likely.