ACMI goes down the rabbit hole

A new exhibition, the latest in the Winter Masterpieces series, will explore the many screen adaptations of Lewis Carroll’s book to date.

27 Nov 2017 12:00

Richard Watts

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Television

A still from Alice (1988) directed by Jan Švankmajer, Czechoslovakia.

First published in 1865, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is not only a much loved children’s book – it’s also one that’s been much adapted.

The first ever film version of the book was released in the UK in 1903; a short, silent film directed by Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow.

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Richard Watts OAM is ArtsHub's National Performing Arts Editor; he also presents the weekly program SmartArts on Three Triple R FM. Richard is a life member of the Melbourne Queer Film Festival, a Melbourne Fringe Festival Living Legend, and was awarded the Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards' Facilitator's Prize in 2020. In 2021 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Green Room Awards Association. Most recently, Richard received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in June 2024. Follow him on Twitter: @richardthewatts