Drama centered around the grown-up version of Alice from Lewis Carroll's classic book 'Alice in Wonderland'. The eponymous character (Coral Browne) makes the long journey from England to New York to receive an honorary degree to celebrate the centenary of Lewis Carroll's birth. Now known as the widowed Mrs Hargreaves, Alice struggles to come to terms with persistent memories of the origins of the story in which she starred and the unwanted fame and attention it is now bringing her. As she prepares to receive her award she is plagued by hallucinations involving the story's famous characters and memories of an old family friend, Mr Dodgson (Ian Holm).