Alice Dreaming

Alice Dreaming is a play 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 to understanding who she is.

Embracing a non-naturalistic theatrical language, Alice Dreaming can incorporate a number of performance elements, including puppetry, mask, music and dance. Roles are suitable for performance by both boys and girls, a cast of 29 speaking roles plus chorus with an estimated length of 60-80 minutes.

Designed to provoke discussion and debate, Alice Dreaming can be used as a classroom resource to develop student thinking around both personal issues and social issues, including the environment, politics and Australian history.

As well as the complete script, this book also includes:

• an introduction by the playwright, Ned Manning
• full colour images throughout the text
• lesson plans for every scene including discussion points, performance activities and important reference points.