The musical moved to London's Royal National Theatre in November 2015 before opening at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris in 2016.

The musical is inspired by the novels Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, written by Lewis Carroll.

[1] It was announced on 21 January 2015 that the show would premiere in July of that year as part of the Manchester International Festival, with tickets going on sale the following day.

[2] The musical, a co-production by the Manchester International Festival, the Royal National Theatre and the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris,[3] marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

[4] The idea for a musical based on Alice in Wonderland came from Manchester International Festival artistic director Alex Poots.

[5] Damon Albarn had collaborated with the festival on Monkey: Journey to the West and Dr Dee.

[13] This synopsis is based on the final version, as seen at the National Theatre and the Théâtre du Châtelet.

AI, the MC, explains that virtual technology is "a portal to boundless lands" ("Prologue").

She plays the game at school before her phone is confiscated by stern headmistress Ms Manxome, who tells her students that taking pleasures from them is for their own good ("I'm Right").

Aly goes on her phone and takes out her frustration and sadness on Alice, whose tears form a pool until she is interrupted by the quarrelsome twins Dum and Dee ("Freaks").

Aly is interrupted by the girls, who ridicule her father's gambling addiction and poverty before beating her up.

Matt then takes them out for tea to celebrate his new job at the local garden centre ("In Clover").

At the tea shop, Matt maniacally dances on the tables and plays with spoons; asked to stop, he punches a waiter.

Aly begins to notice that Wonder.land is invading reality; the MC emerges from a gigantic teapot, and the landscape outside becomes surreal ("Chances").

In Wonder.land, Ms Manxome is hostile when she meets Dum and Dee, the Mock Turtle, the Dodo, Humpty and the Mouse.

She sees Alice receive a Vorpal sword, bought by Ms Manxome with the money on Aly's phone.

Alice, knowing the person controlling her is not Aly, cannot rebel; she lashes out at her friends, bullying and trying to hurt them.

Aly enlists Luke to help and decides to break into Ms. Manxome's office to retrieve the phone.

In her confusion she beheads the White Rabbit with the vorpal sword, and the MC declares that she will be deleted.

Wonder.land and reality separate, and Aly is reunited with Matt and Bianca; Luke livestreams Ms Manxome as evidence.

Wonder.land received mixed reviews in its Manchester premiere; its projections were praised, but its narrative and music were criticised.

[14] A re-tooled version of the musical opened at the National Theatre in London on 23 November 2015, where it received largely-negative reviews.

[17] The soundtrack, performed by the National Theatre cast, includes two songs not in the musical: "Japanese Duchess" and "Alice Saw".