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y separately published work icon Alice in Wonderland single work   drama   children's  
Adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Lewis Carroll , 1865 single work children's fiction
Issue Details: First known date: 2018... 2018 Alice in Wonderland
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'Lewis Carroll’s whirling, fantastical masterpiece is faithfully and beautifully recreated as a nonstop, madcap theatrical adventure for the whole family. See the classic kids’ tale in an all-new Australian adaptation by multi award-winning playwright Mary Anne Butler, starring Dubs Yunupingu as Alice – the first time the role has been played by an Indigenous woman.' (Production summary)

Production Details

  • World premiere at the Sydney Festival 5-27 January 2018

    Executive Producer Michael Sieders
    Adapted by Mary Anne Butler
    Director Cristabel Sved
    Production Designer Melanie Liertz
    Sound Designer/Composer Steve Toulmin
    Lighting Designer Matt Cox
    Production Manager Damion Holling 

    With Dubs Yunupingu as Alice, Alex Packard, Ebony Vagulans and Drew Wilson
     

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2018
    • Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2018 .
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      Extent: 33p.
      Description: illus., ports
      Note/s:
      • Published: 1st January 2018

      ISBN: 9781760621926
    • Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2020 .
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      Extent: 50p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 19th August 2020.
      ISBN: 9781760626617

Works about this Work

Dubs Stands Tall for Alice in Wonderland 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 January no. 668 2018; (p. 9)

'For Gumatj and Darug woman Dubs Yunupingu, playing the lead character in Alice in Wonderland is a lesson in learning to be - and stand up for - yourself.'

Dubs Stands Tall for Alice in Wonderland 2018 single work column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 24 January no. 668 2018; (p. 9)

'For Gumatj and Darug woman Dubs Yunupingu, playing the lead character in Alice in Wonderland is a lesson in learning to be - and stand up for - yourself.'

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