On a glorious summer's afternoon, young Alice happens upon a smartly dressed rabbit looking at his watch and muttering 'I'm too late!' This being an unexpected occurrence, she follows him down a nearby rabbit hole and falls in Wonderland.
Lewis Carroll's timeless children's stories Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There are magically brought to life in this new adaptation by Adrian Mitchell, specially commissioned for a Christmas production by the RSC. The amazing Lobster Quadrille, the Queen of Hearts' infamous croquet match and the Mad Hatter's Tea Party are just a few of the remarkable events and characters in this enchanting play.
This book was recognised in the Big Read Top 100 category by the Bbc Book Awards.
This book features in the following series: Oberon Modern Plays, Oberon Plays For Young People .
There are 114 pages in this book. This is a play book. This book was published 2001 by Oberon Books Ltd .
Adrian Mitchell was one of the UK's leading poets and playwrights for adults and children. He performed his poems all over the world, in schools, libraries, factories, prisons, hospitals, theatres, playgrounds . Lewis Carroll is the pseudonym of Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, 1832-1898. Alice in Wonderland was first published in 1865.
This book contains the following stories:
Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll tells a story about a curious little girl called Alice who follows a White Rabbit down a rabbit hole and ends up in Wonderland. Here she meets various bizarre characters including the Cheshire Cat, the Hatter, the March Hare, the Caterpillar and the Queen of Hearts. You can read the unabridged text here.
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Lewis Carroll's Alice passess through the mirror to a back to front land which is even curiouser than Wonderland. Here she meets some iconic characters - the Red Queen, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Humpty Dumpty - and gets to listen to some very strange poetry, including the story of the Walrus and the Carpenter, and the fiercesome Jabberwock. You can read the unabridged text here.
This book has been nominated for the following award:
Bbc Book Awards
This book was recognised in the Big Read Top 100 category by the Bbc Book Awards.
