IN THE GOLDEN AFTERNOON is the true story of Alice Hargreaves, the real Alice who inspired Lewis Carroll to write Alice in Wonderland. With an original score by Stephen Downs, lyrics by Stephen Downs and Lewis Carroll, and book by Toni Handcock Downs and Stephen Downs, IN THE GOLDEN AFTERNOON is a touching and heartfelt homage to the genius of Charles Dodgson, aka Lewis Carroll, and a fresh and insightful exploration into the often misunderstood world of Wonderland. All the familiar Wonderland characters come to life in unexpected ways that will have you rushing home to reread your copy of Alice in Wonderland (if you don’t have one, shame on you!). Set to a beautiful, witty and romantic score, IN THE GOLDEN AFTERNOON opens begins in 1934, in the bedroom of 82 year-old Alice Hargreaves, who is on her deathbed, where she is visited by Charles Dodgson. Dodgson takes the old Alice back to Wonderland where she relives her sad, unfulfilled life and learns to accept her mistakes and to come to terms with her anger and disappointment.
