Mad Hatter's Tea Party has bizarre trigger warning for 'uncomfortable' reason – Daily Star
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Barmy theatre bosses have issued a trigger warning to softies in case they get upset at a a performance of the The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party.
Stage chiefs reckon performances of ballet and dance show by the Royal Ballet and Zoonation could make some punters “uncomfortable”.
Tickets for the madness-themed show – described as “an energetic remix of Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland by hip hop company ZooNation” – are priced at between £5 and £50.
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Performances run at London’s Linbury Theatre from September 4th to 24th.
But ‘guidance’ issued for the ‘near the knuckle’ show warns sensitive audience members: “This performance portrays mental health challenges and associated trauma that may be uncomfortable for some audiences.
“The performance was researched and devised alongside those with lived experience, however we acknowledge that everyone’s experience of mental health is different.
“We invite you to join the conversation.”
An explanation of the show’s content posted online reads: “The Queen of Hearts has anger issues, Alice is confused about just how big or small her body actually is.
“The Mad Hatter, suffering from mercury poisoning, never wants to stop having tea.
“Ernest has his work cut out for him at his new job. He is tasked to fix people who have been locked away for not being ‘normal’.
“As he gets closer to his patients, Ernest realises: what’s so great about being ‘normal’ anyway?”
Further information about the adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s traditional tale, adds: “Set in a dysfunctional institution, this energetic family-friendly production encourages us to embrace our differences and the things that make us who we are.”
Organisers say ZooNation was founded by Kate Prince in 2002 and is best known for “creating full-length narrative dance productions strongly influenced by hip hop culture and music”.
The show has received four star reviews from critics.
Last year we told how people buying tickets for a Shakespeare play faced a raft of “trigger warnings”.
The Royal Shakespeare Company warned visitors Macbeth is a “dark” tale and warns about “scenes of war, violence and death including execution, suicide, violence against children, murder and domestic, emotional and physical abuse”.
And in January we reported warnings had been slapped on a show featuring paintings by the likes of much-loved artist JMW Turner.
The Royal Academy warned visitors to Entangled Pasts, 1768-now Art, Colonialism & Change: “This exhibition will contain themes of slavery and racism, and historical racial language and imagery.”
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