Stage: Alice in Wonderland

By Lewis Carroll, adapted by Mary-Elizabeth Burke-Kennedy. The Helix, Dublin 9, until January 9

Alice in Wonderland is a strange story; too complex for children in its bizarre and dark fantasies; more intellectual than inspiring in its dramatic reach.

Involving a host of brilliant characters - the disembodied grin of the Cheshire Cat, the portly White Rabbit who is late for a date, the two-dimensional Queen of Hearts whose jam tarts have gone ...