Production still for "Alitji in Wonderland". The Koala, the Horse and the Stockman. Photographer: Peter Holderness

Alitji in Wonderland

24 January 1978 – 04 February 1978 Playbox Theatre

Hoopla Theatre Foundation, Marionette Theatre of Australia,

Other Puppetry Children's Theatre

Puppeteer Richard Bradshaw's shadow puppetry, based on a Pitjantjatjara translation of "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". The action is transposed to the centre of Australia, with a cast of characters that includes the Frog-Faced Man (the Frog Footman), the Kangaroo (the White Rabbit), the Koala (the Doormouse), and the Witch Spirit (the Queen of Hearts).