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No doubt this will take me years and years on end and it might not even get anywhere but...
I have finally begun work on a extremely early draft script for a back to back version of all of both Carroll books. To do justice to Carroll's works, the adaptation will be 2 plays (for each book)
It will be set in 1998 in Devon and will be partially themed around loss.
In my version Alice is about 9 or 10 and is attempting to cope with the death of her Oxford dwelling grandmother who has gifted her Carroll's Alice books. She slips into fantasy whilst the rest of her family grieve.
I would describe it as Laura Wade's version meets Adrian Mitchell's version.
I am also slightly drawing on my own childhood living in Devon, UK. Which for those of you who aren't familiar, is a small region which is mainly rural, made up of countryside, seaside towns and the occasional city.
I had the idea to do this when I was talking with a friend about how to best adapt Carroll and she advised me to "write what I know". I know about quiet, sleepy seaside towns where nothing happens because I grew up in one.
It also didn't feel right setting it now... because I'd have to deal with the internet's omnipresent presence!
Thanks for reading,
Chloe :)
