ALICE DREAMING

$5.40 – $15.00

Alice Dreaming has enjoyed over 40 productions in schools. It is a play written for secondary students that tells a uniquely Australian story. Trapped by the expectations of others, a girl escapes into her imagination. Following an albatross, Alice takes a journey across Australia that eventually brings her closer to home and an understanding of who she is.

Inspired by Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Wizard of Oz, it is a play written about teenagers, for teenagers. Embracing a non naturalistic theatrical language, Alice Dreaming can incorporate a number of performance elements, including puppetry, mask, music and dance. All roles are gender non specific and are suitable for performance by both boys and girls. Alice Dreaming has been performed in various iterations in schools and youth theatre groups around Australia and overseas. With consultation the playwright is happy for adjustments to the script to be made to suit a production’s needs.

The play’s most recent production was at IGS in 2023 with a cast of Year 9 students. Campbelltown Performing Arts High performed scenes from the play at the In the Spotlight Drama Festival. A cast of 60 with 3 “Alice’s” performed the play at William Clark College. Mercedes College adjusted the text to meet South Australian SSABSA requirements.

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