Alice in Wonderland

Follow the adventures of Alice as she sings and dances her way through Wonderland. Here she meets the White Rabbit, the Caterpillar, the Mad Hatter, Tweedledee and Tweedledum, the Cheshire Cat, the Mock Turtle, the Gryphon and the terrifying Queen of Hearts.


This 2 Act lively production of ‘Alice in Wonderland’ has been written by Gabrielle Murphy, a performing arts teacher, as a whole school musical for primary and lower secondary schools to perform. Grade roles include the army of playing cards, bees, worms, mushrooms, ants, singing flowers, turtles, lobsters, and the Mad Hatter’s Latin American tea ladies!


Songs in the show are suited to all grade levels, from Preps to Grade 6. The role of Alice can be shared between 2 students.
Running time: 90- 100 minutes.

"It is a fantastic production." Raylene Norley...Greenock Primary School 2016.

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Plot / Synopsis

Songs include:


Being Small - The Mushrooms and Ants
In the Garden - - The Flowers, Worms and Bees
White Rabbit’s Lament - White Rabbit
A Topsy Turvy Wonderful Kind of World – Wonderland children
I am the Queen – Queen of Hearts and the Army of Playing Cards
Croquet – Queen of Hearts and the Army of Playing Cards
There’s Always Time for a Cup of Tea – Mad Hatter
The Lobster Quadrille – Lobsters and Turtles
Where I Truly Belong (Wonderland) - Alice
Dreaming of Wonderland – Alice and Edith

Cast

CAST OF CHARACTERS
MAIN ROLES *= Singing role
1. *Alice A young English girl who likes to daydream (first half of play)
2. *Alice 2 A young English girl who likes to daydream (shared role with Alice 1, second half)
3. *White Rabbit A very nervous rabbit who is terrified of being late and upsetting the Queen
4. Mini Alice Alice when she shrinks to be 3 inches tall
5. Tall Alice Alice when she grows very tall.
6. *Queen of Hearts Bossy ruler of Wonderland
7. King of Hearts Husband of the Queen who lives in fear of his wife
8. *Mad Hatter Crazy hat maker who lives in Wonderland and loves to drink tea all day.
9. *March Hare Crazy March Hare who has tea parties with the Mad Hatter and the Dormouse
10. *Dormouse Very sleepy dormouse who has tea parties with the Mad Hatter and the March Hare
11. *Caterpillar A strong minded Caterpillar who likes to give advice to Alice
12. Tweedledee A fun loving twin who likes to wrestle his twin brother
13. Tweedledum The twin brother of Tweedledee
14. Cheshire Cat An ever smiling mad, quirky cat who lives in Wonderland
15. *Mock Turtle A dramatic turtle who likes to tell stories about himself
16. *Gryphon A half lion, half eagle who is a good friend of the Mock Turtle
SMALLER ROLES
1. *Edith Alice’s strict big sister who is concerned about Alice’s education
2. Pat A bumbling tradesman
3. Bill A mate of Pat who is also a bumbling tradesman
4. Mouse A sad mouse who likes to tell stories
5. *2 of Hearts One of the Queen’s playing cards who is painting the roses red
6. *5 of Hearts One of the Queen’s playing cards who is painting the roses red
7. *7 of Hearts One of the Queen’s playing cards who is painting the roses red
8. Knave of hearts Terrified card who has been arrested for stealing the tarts
9. Duchess A pompous Duchess who likes to talk about morals
10. Dodo The leader of a small group of animals washed up in Alice’s tears
11. Lory A parrot who is part of a small group of animals washed up in Alice’s tears
12. Duck A duck who is part of a small group of animals washed up in Alice’s tears
13. Eagle An eagle who is part of a small group of animals washed up in Alice’s tears
14. Old Crab A old crab who is part of a small group of animals washed up in Alice’s tears
15. Young Crab A young crab who is part of a small group of animals washed up in Alice’s tears
16. Magpie A magpie who is part of a small group of animals washed up in Alice’s tears
17. Canary A canary who is part of a small group of animals washed up in Alice’s tears
18. *Tigerlily A bossy flower who can talk and sing beautifully
19. *Rose A bossy flower who can talk and sing beautifully
20. *Violet A flower who can talk and sing beautifully.
21. *Daisy 1 A flower who can talk and sing beautifully
22. *Daisy 2 A flower who can talk and sing beautifully
23. Dinah the cat Alice’s playful cat
Suggested Group Roles for Primary School Grades
Preps: Mushrooms and ants
Grade 1: Flowers, Bees and Worms
Grade 2: Topsy Turvy Wonderland children
Grade 3: Queen’s Playing Cards
Grade 4: Queen’s Playing Cards
Grade 5/6 girls: Mad Hatter Latin American Tea Ladies
Grade 5/6 boys: Lobsters and Turtles

Sample Music

Topsey Turvey World.

Alice Falling down the rabbit hole.

White Rabbit.

Sample Script

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Instrumentation / Rentals

Wonderful CD Backing Track

Production Costs

14% of Box Office.