Alice Through the Looking Glass

by James Reaney (Adapter), Lewis Carroll

Alice Through the Looking-Glass was originally commissioned by Stratford Festival Foundation under the artistic directorship of David William. The play opened July 10, 1994 at the Avon Theatre.

This edition also contains illustrations by Sir John Tenniel as they appeared in the original (1872) Macmillan edition of Through the Looking-Glass and what Alice found there.

When Alice passes through into the Looking Glass World, she suddenly finds herself in a bizarre and chaotic chess game that leads her on an unforgettable adventure. She encounters a dizzying array of extraordinary characters that include talking flowers, Kings and Queens, Tweedledee and Tweedledum and Humpty Dumpty himself. This brand new stage adaptation by one of Canada's most beloved authors and playwrights was a feature production of the 1994 Stratford Festival season. In addition to the text of the play, James Reaney provides the reader with background information and notes as well as useful suggestions for those wishing to stage their own production of Lewis Carroll's classic tale.

Genres: Classics, Fantasy, Fiction, Childrens, Childrens Classics

160 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1994

About the author

James Crerar Reaney, OC FRSC was a Canadian poet, playwright, librettist, and professor. Reaney won Canada's highest literary award, the Governor General's Award, three times and received the Governor General's Award for Poetry or Drama for both his poetry and his drama.

Reviews

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is a silly adventure for Alice. There is the same silliness and randomness we've grown to love from the Adventures in Wonderland.

It was a fun read. The writing style, and even seems the Alice character, is different than the Wonderland book, so it's hard to compare the two. I did enjoy Wonderland better out of the two, but that doesn't mean Through the Looking Glass was not an enjoyable experience.

[Deigan Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Who this is for: People who love Lewis Caroll, fantastical creatures, chess, fun stories, riddles-in-a-book. 0+

[Matilde :) · Rating 5 out of 5]

o universo da Alice é o melhor

[Leo Kwon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Time has come. To talk of other things. Of shoes and ships and sealing wax and cabbages and kings. Why is boiling hot and whether pigs had wigs. Familiar? Yep, it's the famous poem The Walrus and the carpenter. And that poem is not from Alice in wonderland. Tweedle dee and Tweedle dum aren't form Alice in wonderland. It's from Alice through the looking glass. This book like the "sequel" is great. I also find it fascinating that this time it's chess pieces instead of trump cards. Just like the previous book, it has many clever and bizarre character such as a twins, red queen, goat and beetle in train. I recommend this book to anyone who read Alice in wonderland, and also to those who watched the Disney's Alice in wonderland since many people will recognize the Walrus and the carpenter.

[Sofia · Rating 2 out of 5]

My tbr jar told me to read a classic in February and since I don't own many classics this would have to do. I didn't like this as much as Wonderland and it's quite difficult to read it took me quite a while, my version was only 116 pages!

[mel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I did not enjoy this much as the first one, because I felt as though this did not add to anything from the first book. Personally, my favorite characters from the original book/movies are the Mad Hatter (because Johnny Depp was great in those movies, fight me!) and The Cheshire Cat. Unfortunately, the only characters from the original were Twiddle Dee and Twiddle Dum. I feel like Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is superior.

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book as part of a little book club with my young neighbour. It is as totally bonkers as Alice in Wonderland and so will be enjoyable for the child in question. I would advise anyone reading this with young children, to introduce them to the game of chess before starting the book, so they have an understanding of some of the central characters. A good classic that can still be enjoyed by younger generations.

[Lia · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a very old book, and had very old English in it, therefore sometimes it was a bit hard to understand. Other than that, this book had the wildest, craziest ideas and it let my creativity flow. The Looking-Glass world is an amazing world full of backward logic and interesting, funny characters that make no sense.

[Elza · Rating 4 out of 5]

For sure, the first book is better. This book is full of poems and boring ones. Altough it's a story for kids, I don't think it is. It makes you feel you need to be very high to get all the puzzles on it.

[Kylia Perkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read Alice through the looking Glass recently for my English class and I thought it was a good book although it was hard to follow. I enjoyed the story line and all the detailed characters. As Alice ventures beyond her known world she discovers many odd and peculiar things that didn't happen in her land that she knew. As she kept wandering she met many exiting creatures, some of which were quite unsavory. She came back to her world to find that it was all just a dream. I recommend this book to those who enjoy a fun adventure.

[MinnieZee · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book

[rahyani · Rating 2 out of 5]

The first book is better but still i enjoyed read it.

[Ella · Rating 3 out of 5]

We read "Alice through the looking glass" by Jeanne Willis (not listed on Goodreads).

[Alice G-T · Rating 5 out of 5]

Alice Through the Looking Glass was a beautifully written book with very proper language. It is the sequel to Alice in Wonderland and in ALice Through the Looking Glass, Alice is a little bit older and her cat, Dinah has two new kittens called Kitty and Snowball. Snowbal symbolizes the White Queen and Kitty symbolizes the Red Queen. Dinah symbolizes Humpty Dumpty. There is some fantastic peotery in the book which was the best part for me. Some of the poetry was a bit strange and weird but Humpty Dumpty explains one of them to Alice as the story goes on. This is the best book that I have ever read.

[Serena · Rating 2 out of 5]

Y ASÍ TERMINO MI RETO DE GOODREADS!!! A MITAD DE AÑO!!! QUÉ MALA SOY CON LOS CÁLCULOS!!!

Reiterando la primera frase: y así termino mi reto de goodreads. Con un libro que es pura droga y con un autor que no sabe cómo separar los diálogos de la prosa, y que no está seguro si quiere poner los pensamientos entre comillas, guiones, paréntesis o en el aire.

Odio mi vida pensé que este libro iba a ser mejor y pssss... acá estamos.

[Jose Cerda · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was not the book I was expecting to read. After watching the Disney's movie, I thought that by reading this I was going to get a different view of Wonderland, but I was mistaken. I learnt that Disney's Alice in Wonderland is a mixture of both books. It was interesting to read, but only for reading it once.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I loved this story, I didn't love it as much as Alice In Wonderland - but then it has a lot to live up to. Excellent way of portraying the characters in Alice's real life. I think that's what really made it stand out to me, just like Alice In Wonderland.

[Gicela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Much Much better than Alice in Wonderland. More understandable and with a wither story.
(Also the story from which Tim Burton got his movie Alice in Wonderland)

[Kristhell Archila · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me reí hasta no poder

[Ben Swall-Yarrington · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderfully chaotic with poignent critiques of society

[Andrea Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed the story, and the poetry was great!