Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz has landed at Milton Keynes Theatre fresh from a Summer season at the London Palladium with Strictly Come Dancing's Craig Revel Horwood returning to MK to star as the Wicked Witch of the West who gives a great performance.

This is a show which really massively overdelivers on your expectations with a extremely high production values, utilising a giant video screen and layered projections to bring the technicolour land of Oz to life like never before. The score from the original iconic MGM movie has been reworked to sound more powerful and exciting than ever and of course there's plenty of singing, dancing and skipping arm in arm along the yellow brick road.

All the iconic songs from the original movie are included, from Over The Rainbow to Follow The Yellow Brick Road and We're Off To See the Wizard plus some new songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.

But where you feel like you know exactly what to expect, this production manages to make the story feel fresh, modern and exciting, keeping the familiar characters and the essence of the story but bringing modern twists to the staging with the Emerald City reimagined as a neon lit Vegas-esque urban jungle and the yellow brick road made from disco dancefloor panels on wheels

The cast are superb with an outstanding performance from newcomer Aviva Tulley as Dorothy, joined by Benjamin Yates (ITV’s Emmerdale; Jersey Boys, West End) who has fantastic stage presence as The Scarecrow, Nic Greenshields (Love Never Dies West End; Les Misérables West End, International Tour) who is hilarious as The Cowardly Lion, and Femi Akinfolarin whose embodiment of The Tin Man is incredible.

Completing the main cast are Alex Bourne (Annie, West End, UK Tour, Toronto; Hairspray, UK Tour) as The Wizard, Emily Bull (9 to 5, UK Tour; Matilda UK Tour) as Glinda The Good Witch and Abigail Matthews who brings Dorothy's dog Toto to life with superb puppetry skills .

This is a magical and hugely enjoyable family show which will reignite your love of this timeless story.

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