PUMPKIN PANTOS ALICE IN WONDERLAND

We're all mad here – and at the Alton Arts Festival, that's very much the point.

Pumpkin Pantos bring their gloriously chaotic take on Alice In Wonderland to the festival for a free, open-air performance packed with colourful costumes, show-stopping musical numbers and enough comedy to keep every generation giggling. From the White Rabbit to the Queen of Hearts, Lewis Carroll's beloved characters get the full panto treatment – daft, dazzling and delightfully over the top.

Fast-paced and family-friendly, this is the kind of show where joining in is actively encouraged and sitting still is entirely optional.

Free to attend, funded by Alton Town Council. Bring a picnic blanket or a chair and settle in.