THE WIZARD OF OZ
Grand Opera House, York
CREATIVES
Book by
John Kane
Based on the novel by
L. Frank Baum
Music by
Harold Arlen
Lyrics by
Edgar "Yip" Harburg
Directed by
Robert Readman
Musical Director
Sam Johnson
Choreographer
Stefani Lyons
Lighting
Adam Moore
Sound
Ian Johnson
CAST
Dorothy
Emily Chattle/Anna Hale
Scarecrow/Hunk
Stuart Rae
Tin Man/Hickory
Joe McNeice
Cowardly Lion/Zeke
Nick Lewis
Wicked Witch of the West/Miss Gulch
Adam Sowter
Glinda, Good Witch of the North/
Aunt Em
Alexandra Mather
Professor Chester Marvel/The Wizard of Oz
Ian Giles
Emerald City Guard/
Uncle Henry
Finn East
Toto
Bertie
Ensemble
Flo Poskitt
Ava Laverack
Holly Inch
Evie Watson
Flossie Atwood
Gemma Keane
Kelly Bolland
Jasmine Hanley
Meg Owen Smith
Alice Tones
Tabby Todd
Natalia Bowker
Joe Cheney
Mickey Moran
Andrew Roberts
James Coldrick
Dave Todd
Munchkins
Cyclones
Guy Wilson
Poppy Love
Sonny Love
Ella Benjamin-Button
Margaux Barker
Sam Piercy
Alyssia Hanley
Tiggy Owen-Smith
Hattie Atwood
Mary Atwood
Ruby Turnbull
Nell Turnbull
Jess Dawson
Noah Nutbrown
Evie Bowker
Queenie Moore
Tornadoes
Lucy Leaf
Sofa Haigh
Bea Garrett-Craig
Lillia Day
Molly Garvey
Emily Walker
Lottie Readman
Oliver Sleightholm
Kyle Postlethwaite
Ethan Postlethwaite
Annie Dunbar
Callum Hodgson
Freya Disney
Scarlett Waugh
PRODUCTION
27 April-5 May 2018
Pick Me Up Theatre brings the stage version of the classic MGM musical The Wizard of Oz to the Grand Opera House, York.
This version of the show was a huge success when it was first staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1987 with Imelda Staunton as Dorothy.
The show is faithful to the screenplay of the 1939 Technicolor classic starring Judy Garland – and features all the wonderful songs like Over The Rainbow, Ding-Dong The Witch Is Dead, If I Only Had A Brain, We’re Off To See The Wizard and The Merry Old Land Of Oz.
Technical Manager
Adam Moore
Stage Manager
Sandie Tanner-Smith
Deputy Stage Manager
Pearl Mollison
Properties
Teresa and Jane Carr
Costume
Sheffield Crucible
Wardrobe
Cat Hudspeth
Wardrobe Assistants
Joanna Rowling, Nikita Lund
Scenery
Scenic Projects
Hair and Make-Up
Ava Gillies, Hannah Clarke, Remmi Parker, Gabby Barrett-Kaya, Ellie Ryder
Publicity
Jo Hird
The role of Dorothy is shared by Emily Chattle and Anna Hale – and they'll be following the Yellow Brick Road with Stuart Rae as the Scarecrow, Joe McNeice the Tin Man and Nick Lewis the Cowardly Lion.
Nick and Joe appeared together in Spamalot with Pick Me Up at the Grand Opera House – Nick as King Arthur, Joe as Galahad. Nick's other Pick Me Up roles include the title role in Sweeney Todd.
Well-known York actor Ian Giles makes his Pick Me Up debut as the Wizard of Oz, and Pick Me Up regular Adam Sowter (cowardly Sir Robin in Spamalot and Gilbert Chilvers in Betty Blue Eyes) is the Wicked Witch of the West .
Alexandra Mather as Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, is pictured below with some of the marvellous Munchkins.
Photos by: Matthew Kitchen Photography
