All add to the madness of mixing your cocktails.Īll around you a show takes place as the Mad Hatter spins his tales of Wonderland. These include infusers, rose petal and even an atomizer. Part of the fun was following the instructions on how to make each one as each has a special method you needed to follow to extract the exact flavor. At the same time they were sweet, flavored by syrups and citrus juices. Many modern cocktails were created to hide its flavor when bathtub gin was the rage in the prohibition era.Īll of the three drinks were strong alcohol wise. For those looking for a little trivia in the potent potables category, Gin is one of the more acrid and acidic spirits which lends itself to being mixed with sweeter concoctions. This is distilled with the Gin, a classic liqueur flavored with Juniper berries. For those that are unfamiliar with Chinese Gunpowder it is a strongly made tea that is rolled into grains that resemble gun powder. All three of your cocktails will be made with this brand. The clear sponsor of this event is Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin. When the time comes, you are guided to prepare your cocktails by our entertainers. There are numerous interactive skits in which the performers embroil the audience as they stand upon the stage and run across the tables. He is the guide who gets your attention along with the March Hare and the Door Mouse – all characters from Alice in Wonderland. The Mad Hatter is the Master of Ceremonies. Don’t worry, it will all make sense eventually. You have two stacked tea cups, a cocktail glass, a set of infusers and a bowl of rose petals. For fans of Alice in Wonderland you know that this comes with the mantra of “Drink me.” You step through a literally looking glass in the form of a giant mirror and you are ushered to your seats. Once you sit, you will see before you an unusual place setting. Once you enter you will meet the March Hare who presents you with a potion. For example, you might become known to them as pickled pepper due to the plastic adornments on your hat. It may seem like an arbitrary choice however, this is how the characters will come to know. All of the hats are ostentatious and wacky. Once you enter the first thing you are asked to do is pick out hat from rows of hats upon the walls. Wonderland is now located across from the food court. This is a great location due to it being very close to public transportation since the T and North Station are nearby. Although intriguing, this was later revealed to be the Cambridgeside Galleria which is a fancy name for a mall just outside Boston. When you first sign up to attend this event, you are told that it will be held at a secret location. So there are numerous ways one might orient oneself to whimsical ways of wonderland. In recent times the Mad Hatter was played by Johnny Depp in the big budget movie Alice in Wonderland. Many more will be familiar with the Disney movie and possibly even the video game American McGee’s Alice. These include Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. When you attend the Tea Party you are not just an audience member, you are an active participant.Īs may be obvious from the name, this event draws its inspiration from the novels by Lewis Carrol. However now that many of those restriction are finally being rolled back the demand for interactive theatre may start to skyrocket as weary people crave the kind of experience only this kind of theatre can give. Immersive theatre largely disappeared due to it being very difficult with government restrictions. The book explains how this title feels appropriate for this story.Get ready to go down the rabbit hole and Through The Looking Glass as the people of Boston have a chance to step into Wonderland for an evening as they attend The Mad Hatters Gin and Tea Party. I am Mary in a different guise and at last I can tell her story in my own way. I have two daughters, four grandchildren and one great grandson. I remained patron of this organization for many years. I was also the founder and chairperson of a parent disability organization, and chairperson of a service user-led mental health community project in the north east of England, the first registered charity of its kind. For this role I had direct responsibility for undertaking welfare visits to people sectioned under the Mental Health Act 1983. This book also reflects my experience as a non- executive director of a mental health trust. My mother lived with depression all of her life and this personal knowledge and insight led me to study psychology and work in mental health, always advocating the human rights of an individual. I have written short stories since my early twenties. The Mad Hatter's Tea Party is my first novel. I was born in Edinburgh, but lived most of my life in the north east of England, before relocating to Greece. I am a retired Psychologist and Social Worker/Group Therapist and I live on the Greek island of Rhodes.
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