Below are monologues and excerpts for the Cheshire Cat from various adaptations of Alice in Wonderland
Disney (1951): Introduced the famous song "I'm Odd" and emphasized the Cat's disappearing act, ending with just its grin.
If you are performing a Cheshire Cat monologue, keep these tips in mind to truly capture the audience: Cheshire Cat Monologue
Who is performing (a child, a professional actor, or for a class?)
Physicality: The Cat is "evaporative." In a stage performance, use your eyes and hands to simulate the idea of parts of you disappearing or reappearing. Below are monologues and excerpts for the Cheshire
"We're not so different, you and I. Both of us are trying to find our place in a world that defies logic. I, too, was once bound by the rules of the physical world. But then, I discovered... (disappears and reappears with a mischievous grin) ...the art of vanishing. And reappearing. At will. It's quite liberating, really.
Nietzsche, F. (1883). Thus Spoke Zarathustra. Translated by R. J. Hollingdale. London: Penguin Books. Both of us are trying to find our
“We’re all mad here.”
This declarative normalizes irrationality. By treating madness as a shared, self-evident condition, the Cat dissolves the boundary between sane and insane. In Wonderland’s logic, the category “mad” becomes descriptive rather than pejorative—an organizing principle for a world where conventional rules do not hold. The line also implicates Alice: madness is not only an attribute of Wonderland’s inhabitants but a potential lens through which she must reinterpret experience.
The Queen? She’s looking for you, you know. She wants your head. But don't worry too much about that. Heads are overrated. I get along quite well without mine from time to time.It’s my favorite trick. I start with the tip of my tail and end with the grin. The grin always stays the longest... it’s the only part of me that’s actually honest." Key Themes for Performance