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Alice

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  3w, 9m

Laura Wade

Alice
by Laura Wade

Follow Alice as she escapes her Sheffield home to find adventure in a topsy-turvy world. Based on Lewis Carroll's classic tale, Alice breathes fresh life into a much-loved story about rabbit holes, pocket watches and talking caterpillars.

Alice

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 9m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fantasy, Adaptation (Literature), Theatre for Young Audiences

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Summary
The White Rabbit is late for the Duchess. The Cheshire Cat won't stop grinning. And the Hatter is, well, mad. In the middle of it all is Alice, a young girl with a vivid imagination and a family life that's less than perfect. Follow Alice as she escapes her Sheffield home to find adventure in a topsy-turvy world. Based on Lewis Carroll's classic tale, Alice breathes fresh life into a much-loved story about rabbit holes, pocket watches and talking caterpillars. Sheffield native Laura Wade brings you Wonderland as you've never seen it before. Alice was first presented in June 2010 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield.
Cast Attributes
Alice, 12.
Mum/Queen of Hearts.
Dad/King of Hearts.
Grandad.
Auntie/Duchess/Mock Turtle.
Uncle.
Teacher/ Humpty Dumpty.
Tom and Dan/Tweeledum and Tweedledee.
Waiter
Cousin/Cheshire Cat.
Len/Hatter

Large flexible cast

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Various simple settings

Media

"A brilliant slant on an old tale." - Independent
"Laura Wade grabs hold of Lewis Carroll's classic and runs in this furiously inventive adaptation ... Frabjous." - Sunday Times

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Authors

Laura Wade

Laura Wade

Laura Wade is a playwright and screenwriter. Her recent plays include The Watsons (Chichester Festival Theatre and Menier Chocolate Factory), and Home, I’m Darling (National Theatre, Theatr Clwyd and the Duke of York’s Theatre) which won the 2019 Olivier Award for Best New C ...

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