ALICE in Wonderland is having another trip down the rabbit hole – with a little help from Blur's Damon Albarn.

The artist has teamed up with director Rufus Norris, from the National Theatre, and Moira Buffini, who worked on Tamara Drewe and Handbagged, for a new musical version of the beloved children's novel.

Wonder.land will premiere at the Palace Theatre from June 29 to July 12 to celebrate the book's 150th anniversary as part of Manchester International Festival.

Lewis Carroll, who grew up in Daresbury, wrote Alice's Adventures in Wonderland in 1865.

The Victorian author was born in the original Daresbury parsonage on Morphany Lane, close to All Saints Church, where his father was the vicar.

It is also thought that Carroll found inspiration for the story from the exhibits at Warrington Museum including the dodo.

But wonder.land will have a modern twist as it is about 12-year-old Aly and her love of the virtual world.

Bullied at school and unhappy at home, wonder.land lets her escape from her parents, from teachers and from herself.

But some of the people she meets – the weird Dum and Dee, the creepy Cheshire Cat, the terrifying Red Queen – seem strangely familiar.

Tickets for wonder.land are from £18. Visit mif.co.uk