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What happens to Alice when she grows up in Wonderland? Except...its not that Wonderland and it’s not that Alice!
Having directed the play together since 2017, Wayne and Stephen share that their directing styles are ‘contrastingly different’ but adds that there is ‘synergy’ between the two. “We focus on two different aspects of directing – I focus on the building blocks of the play and handle the technical side of things where I look at how everything relates to the set, the lighting and the sound while Reihan focuses more on the scene and how it comes across to the audience. This was the first play Reihan and I started directing together back then so naturally, even now, there is synergy in how we both direct” explains White. A Nightmare in Wonderland stars Janindi Perera, Jemiah Sourjah, Mareeza Randeniya, Nethmi Gunasekera, Sashyani Rodrigo, Shehani Guruge, Vihan Wickramasurendra, Visura Silva and Yehana Perera. The 10-member cast was selected by a round of auditions and Stephen, who maintained a sharp eye over rehearsals during the interview fondly described them as a “crazy cast that brought a level of insanity that we didn’t expect. This is a cast that takes what we say and amplifies it”.
When asked what the audience can expect from the play, both White and Stephen opt to amp up the intrigue without giving too much away – “pure madness, of course”.
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“We focus on two different aspects of directing – I focus on the building blocks of the play and handle the technical side of things where I look at how everything relates to the set, the lighting and the sound while Reihan focuses more on the scene and how it comes across to the audience. This was the first play Reihan and I started directing together back then so naturally, even now, there is synergy in how we both direct.”