Alice in Wonderland review – down the rabbit hole and into the woods
Led by the White Rabbit, this groovy promenade show follows a determined Alice’s journey to the city’s Ashton Memorial
March 2024
Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
Did you solve it? Lewis Carroll for insomniacs
Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
Can you solve it? Lewis Carroll for insomniacs
June 2023
Observer comment cartoon
Rishi Sunak attempts to slay the inflation Jabberwock – cartoon
Beware the jaws that bite, prime minister!
December 2022
Alice in Wonderland review – Carroll’s classic goes down the Victoria line
Alice in Wonderland review – dive down a sublime theatrical rabbit hole
October 2022
Jasmin Vardimon: Alice review – a fairytale that never quite goes through the looking-glass
A krumping Cheshire cat enlivens this well-danced adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s coming-of-age story, but Alice’s deeper life remains unexplored
July 2022
Curiouser and curiouser: ALiCE by Jasmin Vardimon – in pictures
Top 10s
Top 10 books about twins
April 2022
Gavin Millar obituary
Film and television director and leading light of arts journalism in the 1960s and 70s
December 2021
‘Extremely rare’ photograph of the Rossettis taken by Lewis Carroll up for auction
The Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland author captured the famous siblings Christina and Dante Gabriel in 1863
July 2021
Observer comment cartoon
The Walrus and the Carpenter, Boris and Rishi style – cartoon
Chris Riddell gives Lewis Carroll’s poem a makeover
June 2021
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland review – Welsh National Opera return with slick and zany family show
Will Todd’s Lewis Carroll-based opera sees WNO return to live performances with Fflur Wyn’s Alice the out-and-out star
May 2021
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser review – a stupendous wonderland
The rabbit hole is just the start of this thrilling immersive exploration of Lewis Carroll’s enduring masterpiece
Rebel girl: the fierce fashion renaissance of Alice in Wonderland
From Disney’s blond teenager to Tim Burton’s surreal reimagining and an all-black Pirelli calendar, Lewis Carroll’s character has had many lives and looks. A new V&A exhibition charts them all
Alice: Curiouser and Curiouser review – a wonderful tumble down the rabbit hole
Victoria and Albert Museum, London Inspiring everything from Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit to Heston Blumenthal’s mock turtle soup, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland continues to feel delightfully modern
March 2021
A picture book can paint a thousand words
The Guardian view on the picture book: not just for children
Be more Alice! The fictional characters with lessons for lockdown
Books blog
Off with their heads! Why are Lewis Carroll misquotes so common online?