Lewis Carroll’s whirling, fantastical masterpiece is faithfully and beautifully recreated as a non-stop, madcap theatrical adventure for the whole family. This classic kids’ tale is now an all-new Australian adaptation by multi award-winning playwright Mary Anne Butler.
MARY ANNE BUTLER'S plays have been described as ‘poetic, evocative and muscular’. Theatre credits include Wittenoom, Broken, Highway of Lost Hearts, Cusp, Alice in Wonderland (adaptation), One More Hour and The Sound of Waiting. Playwriting awards include the Victorian Prize for Literature, Victorian Premier’s Literary Award for Drama, the Shane and Cathryn Brennan Prize for Playwriting, an AWGIE, two NT Chief Minister’s Book of the Year Awards and four NT Literary Awards for Best Script. Nominations include two Nick Enright Prizes for Playwriting, a Stage AWGIE and the Griffin Theatre Award. Butler is a Sidney Myer Creative Fellow, Arts NT Fellow, Winston Churchill Fellow, Regional Arts Fellow and Asialink Fellow. She holds an MPhil in Creative Writing, and an MEd in Arts Education.
| Cast Info | 3F, 3M, 12O, (doubling available) |
| Genres | Adaptations, Comedy, Physical Theatre, Surreal/magic realism |
| Themes | Significant female roles, Large Cast, Full length play |
| Audiences | Primary: up to Year 6, Secondary: Years 7-9, Secondary: Years 7-10 |
| Extent | 50 |
| Edition | Standard |
| Size | 137 x 210 mm |