The Wizard of Oz

Synopsis

Click your heels together and join Scarecrow, Tin Man, Lion, Dorothy and her little dog Toto, as they journey through the magical land of Oz to meet the Wizard and obtain their heart’s desires. Watch out for the Wicked Witch of the West and her winged monkeys as you rediscover the real story of Oz in this fantastic musical treat for all the family.

Our Review:

11 December 2006

The classic 1939 film of The Wizard of Oz is such a regular fixture in television schedules that never to have seen it could be regarded as some sort of achievement.

Nonetheless, for anyone who has managed to avoid it, here is a brief plot summary: Dorothy (engagingly played by Helena Blackman), runs away from home in an ill-considered and ill-fated attempt to save her dog Toto from the clutches of the malevolent Miss Gultch. Unable to shelter from a tornado, she and Toto are blown into a very different world, and told that the only way to return to her Kansas home is to get help from the Wizard of Oz. On her journey she is aided by a Scarecrow (Tom Bradley), a Tin Man (Jez Unwin), a cowardly Lion (Horace Oliver) and the Good Witch, Glinda (Jacqui Dubois); but her quest is threatened by the Wicked Witch of the West (the flamboyant Ceri Dupree).

In this production, Dorothy still wears a gingham pinafore and the classic songs are beautifully rendered, but ...

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Latest User Review

195.27.20.35) - 16 January 2007:

A thoroughly enjoyable event! The set design, the acting, the dancing, the singing and the costumes were amazing. Ceri Dupree was fantastic as the wicked witch - I loved the way he updated the musical with the modern "Do I look bothered" and "Get a grip" to the booing audience. For a non-West End show I thought this was easily transferrable and would love to see the adorable and talented Helena reprise this role in a theatre in Theatreland. Oh, and is it wrong that I fancied the scarecrow? Brain or no brain it didn't matter one jot to me....

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