THE WIZARD OF OZ
Grand Opera House, York
CREATIVES
Book by
John Kane​
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Based on the novel by
L. Frank Baum
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Music by
Harold Arlen
Lyrics by
Edgar "Yip" Harburg
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Directed by
Robert Readman
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Musical Director
Sam Johnson
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Choreographer
Stefani Lyons
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Lighting
Adam Moore
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Sound
Ian Johnson
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CAST
Dorothy
Emily Chattle/Anna Hale​
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Scarecrow/Hunk
Stuart Rae
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Tin Man/Hickory
Joe McNeice
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Cowardly Lion/Zeke
Nick Lewis
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Wicked Witch of the West/Miss Gulch
Adam Sowter
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Glinda, Good Witch of the North/
Aunt Em
Alexandra Mather
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Professor Chester Marvel/The Wizard of Oz
Ian Giles
Emerald City Guard/
Uncle Henry
Finn East
Toto
Bertie
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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
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Munchkins
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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
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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.
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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
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Stage Manager
Sandie Tanner-Smith
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Deputy Stage Manager
Pearl Mollison
Properties
Teresa and Jane Carr
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Costume
Sheffield Crucible
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Wardrobe
Cat Hudspeth
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Wardrobe Assistants
Joanna Rowling, Nikita Lund
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Scenery
Scenic Projects
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Hair and Make-Up
Ava Gillies, Hannah Clarke, Remmi Parker, Gabby Barrett-Kaya, Ellie Ryder
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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.
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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.
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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 .
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Alexandra Mather as Glinda, the Good Witch of the North, is pictured below with some of the marvellous Munchkins.
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Photos by: Matthew Kitchen Photography
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