Question: how old was alice when she enters wonderland

title: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
text: A relatively early example of a live performance is Alice in Wonderland , a musical play by H. Saville Clark ( book ) and Walter Slaughter ( music ) , which played in 1886 at the Prince of Wales Theatre in London . The first production on Broadway premiered in 1915 , adapted by Alice Gerstenberg and starring Vivian Tobin . Actress Eva Le Gallienne famously adapted both Alice books for the stage in 1932 ; this production was revived in New York in 1947 and 1982 . One of the best - known American productions was Joseph Papp 's 1980 staging of Alice in Concert at the Public Theater in New York City . Meryl Streep played Alice , the White Queen , and Humpty Dumpty . The cast also included Debbie Allen , Michael Jeter , and Mark Linn - Baker . Performed on a bare stage with the actors in modern dress , the play is a loose adaptation , with song styles ranging the globe . Elizabeth Swados wrote the book , lyrics , and music . Based on both Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking - Glass , Papp and Swados had previously produced a version of it at the New York Shakespeare Festival . In 2001 , Adrian Mitchell wrote a 2 act adaptation of both Alice novels for the RSC ( Royal Shakespeare Company ) , Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking - Glass . It was a critical failure at the time , but has gained many amateur productions since , most notably with the 2010 Chichester festival theatre revival . The operatic production Alice ( 1992 ) uses both Alice books as its inspiration and employs scenes with Charles Dodgson , a young Alice Liddell , and an adult Alice Liddell , to frame the story . Paul Schmidt wrote the play , with Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan writing the music . Although the original production in Hamburg , Germany , received only a small audience , Tom Waits released the songs as the album Alice ( 2002 ) . Michael Sirotta and Heather M. Dominick wrote a musical adaption of the novel , titled Alice in Wonderland , a Musical Adventure ( 1997 ) , suitable for young actors as well as for adult performers .