Blackwell bookshop

Jabberwocky Celebration on Alice's Day!

Sessions devoted to enjoying the greatest ever work of nonsense verse. Learn The Jabberwocky in entertaining workshops taking place throughout the day: recite, draw, and act out The Jabberwocky and enter the Jabberwocky competition!

Juggling, a unicyclist, fancy dress, live music, and a whole variety of free entertainments and activities for both children and adults will be taking place throughout the day.

10.30am Festivities begin with music and juggling in Broad Street
11am Creative Songwriting Workshop with Matt Sage
12pm Juggling Fun with Jebb
12.30pm Celebrating the Jabberwocky!
1pm Craft-making and Dodo Hunt
1.30pm Storytelling and Games
2.15pm More Creative Songwriting Workshop with Matt Sage
3pm Curiouser and curiouser: drama workshop (see below)
4pm Celebrating the Jabberwocky - again!

In addition Tigz Rice, our artist whose 'Wonderland' exhibition can currently be seen in Caffe Nero on the first floor of the bookshop, will be appearing to answer questions and sign books from 2pm-3.30pm in Caffe Nero.

3pm Curiouser and curiouser: drama workshops
Oxford Playhouse offers 3 workshops across the city (also at the Museum of Oxford), all crammed with games and exercises to get 7-10 year olds exploring, engaging their imagination and having a barrel of fun. Sign them up to spend a magical hour following in Alice's footsteps as they take a tumble down the rabbit hole and discover their very own wonderland.
Age: 7-10 year olds.
Duration: 1 hour.
Tickets: £5 per child, available from Oxford Playhouse Ticket Office 01865 305305

Tuesday 6th July at 7pm: an Alice panel discussion

Blackwell Bookshop hosted an Alice Panel Discussion. The panel included Tyler Shores, a writer on Alice and philosophy; Mark Davies, a local historian; Tigz Rice, a digital artist and illustrator who works primarily with photography, and Keith Sheppard who picks up the pen where Lewis Carroll put it down; all of whom offered different perspectives on Alice and her Wonderland.