Treatment

Lucy Caswell
My idea for the radio drama based around Alice in Wonderland

Character profileCharac
ter

Alice

Ag
e

18

Personal
ity

Hair
colou
r

Backgro
und
history

Socia
l
statu
s

Reason
for being
part of
the radio
drama

Strong
feature
s

Links to
another
charact
er?

Lifestyle
choices

Very
outgoin
g, gets
bored
easily
but is
very
preserve
d about
her
things,
slight
OCD.

Blond
ehaire
d
perso
n,
sort
of
sliver
light
to it.
Is
very
long
down
to her

Her
mother
died
when
she was
young,
and her
father
does not
know
how to
bring up
a
teenager
girl. A
stepmot

Middl
e
class

She is
the main
characte
r; it is
based
round
her
adventur
es.

Her
eyes
and
hair
are so
bright
it c

No

She is
going
off the
universi
ty to
move
away
and
start
fresh,
she
finds it
difficult
to make
friends
and that

hips
and
alway
s
looks
like
her
spen
ds
hours
on it
daily
maki
ng it
look
perfe
ct.

Mad
Hatter

30

The
rabbit

40

Complet
ely mad,
the Mad
Hatter
himself
is
mentally
disturbe
d for
different
reasons
than the
hatters
referenc
ed in
the
slang
term.
A very
sly
characte
r, is the
Mad
Hatters
assistan

red

White

her
involved
does not
understa
nd Alice,
and is
two
young
twin
brother
who she
loves
dearly.
She
spends a
lot of
time at
home,
cleaning
or doing
extra
work or
looking
after the
kids.
His
family
passed
away
early on
in his
life,
moving
to
different
homes a
lot.

He was
born into
the
family of
the mad
hatter,
before

is why
she
distance
s herself
from
things.

Uppe
r
class
after
starti
ng
his
own
club.

He owns
the
nightclu
b that
Alice
stumbles
into.

His
hair
mixing
with
his
light
skin
colour.

Him
and the
Rabbit
work
togethe
r.

Starts
his own
busines
s from
nothing,
keeps
his
persona
l life a
secret,
and
seems
to have
somethi
ng to
hide.

Uppe
r
class,
very
posh.

He
works in
the
nightclu
b and
takes
Alice

His
waistc
oat
and his
clock.

Him
and the
Hatter
work
togethe
r.

Is very
modern
and well
spoken,
feels
reasona
ble for

The
Queen

30

t, is very
posh
and
speaks
well. Is
slightly
crazy
but the
audienc
e will
only be
able to
notice it
in
certain
scenes.
Very
mean,
sly and
secretiv
e, has a
strong
trait of
jealousl
y and is
not
friendly
at all.

the kids
were
born,
and the
Hatter
took him
everywh
ere with
him
since he
was
born.

Red
(the
quee
n of
heart
s)

Her and
her
sister
never
used to
get
along,
with
being in
complet
ely
different
mindsets; the
pair
battled
througho
ut their
whole
childhoo
d and
continue
s to
challeng
e each
other, as
they are
adults.

there.

Is
lower
class
but
acts
uppe
r
class
for
the
statu
s.

To hurt
Alice.

the
hatter
and
does
anythin
g to
look
after
him.

Her
head
size.

No

The difference between non-linear and linear is that linear has a beginning,
middle and end, a straightforward format, whereas a nonlinear is mixed up and
does not have a clear indication of the story and involves a lot of flash backs/
forwards, which makes the production more interesting and makes the audience
want to listen to it more. I am going to use a linear narrative to involve a

To be in
charge
of
everyon
e she
knows
and if
someon
e
disobey
s her
orders,
she will
get
them
behead
ed.

beginning, middle and end, but leave the ending on a cliffhanger. This will make
the audience enjoy it more and engage with the characters for the next episode.
My targeted audience will be for teenagers ages round 17-20, who would of seen
Alice and wonderland as a child, but would enjoy the twist on it too. They would
feel more intrigued with the story line, and enjoy it more than someone who
would not have been around at the time the film came out. Even though it is a
magical production, the younger generation would not be able to listen to this as
it involves issues that are not regulated for their age. My radio drama will be
aired on stations like Kiss, and Radio 1 extra, this is because they are the most
common radio station for my targeted audience, and will mean that they will
tune in and listen.

My characters will be played byAlice- Victoria

The Mad Hatter- Oskar
The Rabbit- Shane
The Queen of Hearts- Amelia

Budget: 20,000 per hour

Writer

5,000-8,000

Actors

1000 each.

Studio Staff

220

https://www.sound-gallery.net/rates

Hiring Studio

30 per hour

Equipment

219.00 per
day
Around 200

http://www.theplace.org.uk/studio-hirerates
https://www.oxfordsoundhire.com/hire/pasystem/drama-sound-equipment/
http://www.tvfilmprops.co.uk/

Props

http://ghostwritingcompany.co.uk/ghostwr
iterfees/

SoundsI would like to use as many special effects I can to make the audience feel as
though they are actually seeing the production. This will involve background
music found from the internet. An example of when I would need to use this
would be as she gets into the rabbits cab, the audience would be able to hear
the door opening and closing. This makes the production look a lot more
professional and realistic. The audience will also feel as though it is more
interesting, and will actually follow through the drama.
In order to do this I would have to ask the companies that owe the special sound
effects if I am able to use their sounds in my production, as I would not want to
be done for copy writing.
Bored of the family mayhem, Alice stumbles onto a night out that she would
have never imagined. Coming into a magical world with magical characters, she
finds herself noticing things out of the ordinary.
Amelia Loader, playing The Queen of Heart. Mean and jealous rotten; she tries to
turn a spell on Alice.
Shane Hampden, playing the Rabbit. A very loyal character, part of the magic
and makes the whole act take place.

Victoria Pethrus playing Alice. Gorgeous and elegant young girl, all she wants is
an adventure.
Oskar Galliven playing the Mad Hatter. Crazy and intelligent he owns the
biggest and best club in London. Being mentally disturbed, it is difficult to
understand his characteristics at first.
I will tackle this subject by remaking Alice in Wonderland in a more grown up and
respectful manner. Making it that the audience have to figure out the story line
rather than me spelling it out.