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West Australian
18-07-2025
- West Australian
Want to be part of the Alice in Wonderland fairytale? Stage Left Theatre Troupe has the role for you
Want to be part of the Alice in Wonderland fairytale? Stage Left Theatre Troupe has the role for you
7NEWS
17-07-2025
- 7NEWS
The home that inspired Alice in Wonderland hits the market for $3.2 million
The former English country house of Alice in Wonderland author Lewis Carroll has hit the market for £1.6 million (AUD $3.2 million). Located in Ripon, North Yorkshire, 'Ripon Old Hall' is a Grade II listed Georgian town house that was built in the 18th century. Carroll, whose real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, lived in the property as a young man in the 1850s when his father served as canon of the cathedral. While the classic children's book was published in 1865, according to David Winpenny - co-chairman of Ripon Civic Society - it is believed that Carroll took inspiration from the Ripon house for the story. "We think he was inspired by some of the carvings of the cathedral, the Cheshire Cat and the rabbits going down rabbit holes in the cathedral," Mr Winpenny said in an interview with the BBC. "He also wrote poems for the children of the Bishop of Ripon while he was there." The sale of the property is being managed by agents Ed Stoyle and Mark Lloyd from Savills. "The house offers a real slice of history and a window into the changing architecture of the last 300 years," said Mr Stoyle. The historic home is currently owned by Michael Godwin, who is selling the property with the intention of downsizing. In an interview with the BBC, Godwin said it was love at first sight when he first saw the home. "I saw this one online and it created a little bit of interest, but I hadn't been to see it. Then one day I just thought, 'oh I've got to see that house', he said. "As soon as they opened the front door, within two seconds, I looked at the Georgian features and the staircase and the ceiling and I thought, 'yes, I'll have this'." The three-level property features six bedrooms, four bathrooms, a recently modernised kitchen, majestic drawing room, sitting room and formal dining room. Attractive period details within the home include a 1738 staircase hall, a ceiling roundel depicting Cupid, oak-balustered staircase, pine wainscotting, and a ceiling in the upper hall depicting a grand Judgement of Paris scene. Outside, the private walled gardens lead onto a manicured lawn, sun-drenched breakfast garden, and a gated driveway with an expansive parking area. There is also a self-contained studio on the property with its own kitchen, bedroom, lounge and bathroom. Perfect for guests or intergenerational living.
Perth Now
02-07-2025
- Perth Now
Gabriella Wilde's 'tomboyish' style
Gabriella Wilde describes her style as "tomboyish". The Wonder Woman 1984 actress admits jeans and a T-shirt are the foundation of her wardrobe, and she rarely wears "anything nice" at home, because it will be "ruined immediately". Gabriella - who has three sons, aged 11, nine and five - told HELLO! magazine: "I'm not someone who wakes up, and puts on an outfit and make-up, you know? "I'm probably rolling out of bed and running outside to get the boys to school. "If I have anything nice, it will be ruined immediately if I wear it at home. "Children always will always bring you right back down to earth." The former Poldark star began modelling during her school years, and she was leaning towards a career in fine art painting. She said: "I started modelling very young - I was modelling on and off throughout school. Eventually, I left school and went into it full-time, then I started acting when I was 19. "At the time, I was at art college studying fine art painting, thinking that was the road I was going to take." However, she auditioned for Tim Burton's 2010 film Alice in Wonderland and then considered going down the acting route full-time. Gabriella added: "That was the first time I thought, oh, maybe I could act. As I'd never seen myself in that way. "I wasn't a particularly extroverted person, but then I discovered through film that a lot of the performance is internal and quieter. "It's not always like a school play where it's about getting up in front of everybody and being that kid in school, which I wasn't." Now, Gabriella's 11-year-old son is keen to follow in her acting footsteps. While she has warned him it is a "really hard" career, the Carrie actress thinks she might put him off acting altogether if the pre-teenager decides she is "really lame and embarrassing" in the near future. She said: "At the moment he's still young enough that he thinks my job is cool and I think he's interested in doing something creative himself. "But I'm pretty sure that I'm teetering on the edge of him thinking that I'm really lame and embarrassing because he's 11 - so I feel like I might put him off forever because it'll become deeply uncool at some point."
