Alice in Wonderland Pantomime Script by Doris Russell

Alice in Wonderland Doris Russell Alice in Wonderland is based on the wonderful story written by Lewis Carroll, known to us all from our childhood. A young girl falls asleep over her book and dreams the most impossible scenario. She meets the White Rabbit, who takes her down the hole to his burrow and she finds herself in a fantasy world that only a child could experience. She finds all sorts of strange characters, from adorable animals to humans posing as playing cards. They’re all there --- the Mad Hatter, March Hare, Duchess and Mock Turtle, the King and Queen of Hearts and of course the Knave, who is the "Baddie" of the piece --- well, he does steal the Queen’s tarts, after all. Then there’s a sprinkling of Nursery Rhyme people, Humpty Dumpty and the two Tweedles, Dum and Dee, coming to life from the pages of Carroll’s book. This Pantomime is a costumier’s fairyland, with a striking opportunity to use imagination on so many interesting characters, The sets are simple and pretty, the garden scene to the fore for the Queen’s Croquet Party. (This could also be used in the Tea-Party in Scene 1) Alice’s dream will come true for old and young alike, adults remembering their own childhood fascination with Carroll’s lovely stories, and children seeing the magic of it all, Magic it surely is, and a Wonderland from start to finish. Prices Note. All prices shown are now inclusive. No additional VAT is charged on Scripts, Library Reading Service or Performing Licences. Royalty Code F Script £5.00 Library Service £1.50 Performing Licence £45.00 per performance for Hall seating up to 150 Performing Licence £50.00 per performance for Hall seating up to 400 Please note that one Performing Licence is required for each performance. Buy Online Cast Summary Alice in Wonderland: 16 Principals Synopsis Alice’s adventures are amazing fantasies, as real today in a child’s wonderland as they no doubt were when Lewis Carroll dreamed them up for the Victorian children of his time. Lewis was born just before Queen Victoria ascended the throne, and died three years before she did, so a true Victorian. He was a lecturer in mathematics at Oxford, and wrote the first book for Alice, the young daughter of Dean Liddell, head of his college. He was a shy, retiring man, with a stutter, which makes the books of Alice’s adventures even more amazing. They concern a young girl who falls asleep over her book and experiences dreams bordering on almost nightmarish qualities. First the White Rabbit appears and persuades her to follow him down inside the earth to his burrow. To accomplish this he gives her a liquid to make her smaller to fit his hole, then conducts her to the The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. Conversation here is beyond belief, with super characterization of the dear little dormouse, the March Hare and the Mad Hatter, who really treat the dormouse abominably, poor creature. The story then moves to the outside of the Duchess’s house. She is the Dame of the piece and as mad as the rest of them. They gain admittance, eventually, to the Queen of Hearts Croquet Party, which is a riot of fun, despite them being in dire danger of losing their heads. The evil Jack of Hearts, a dastardly knave if ever there was one, has already been introduced, and has a feud with the White Rabbit running through the story. The first of the Nursery Rhyme Characters appear here---Tweedle-Dum and Tweedle-Dee get an invitation to the party, and are the comic duo, falling out over Tweedle-Dee’s rattle and generating pure fun throughout. They are taken by the footman to meet the Turtle on the beach, and hear of his schooldays under the sea, interrupted by long sighs. ACT 1 ends with Alice meeting the other Nursery Rhyme character, beloved by all children, Humpty-Dumpty, sitting on his wall and in great danger of falling off it. We are next taken to the Duchess’s kitchen, where mayhem ensues in true Carrollingian fashion. The Knave takes three of the Queen’s tarts, but is seen by the White rabbit. Then there is a forest scene in which Tweedles Dum and Dee at last make arrangements for their expected battle over Dee’s wretched rattle, only in the nick of time are persuaded against the idea by the arrival of the huge black crow, who swoops down and puts an end to the fight before it really begins. Jack Frost captures Alice and drags her off to his small cell, locking her in without food and water. Of course he is found out for his misdeeds and hauled off in chains to the Courts of Justice, and after some unusual witnesses come forward is sentenced to have his head chopped off---what other way of disposing of him could there be! Alice is, of course, rescued by the White Rabbit and all ends well when she wakes up from her dream. Wonderful stuff written by the original author, and I apologise unashamedly for my additions to his work to make an entertaining fantasy, allowing it to work for any Drama Group, large or small, to stage. Dream on with Alice in her Wonderland, and awaken with her, as she does in the finale---you will enjoy every minute of it. Read Sample Pages Specifications Format: Paperback Pages: iii,32 Dimensions: A5 (148mm width x 210mm height) Publisher: Jasper Publishing Published: 2010 Language: English ISBN: 978 1 906997 73 1 Keywords Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll Links If you would like to include a link to this script, you can copy the following HTML and paste it into your own website. 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