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'The Wizard of Oz is a parable of biblical proportions. L. Frank Baum’s original novel invented a new kind of story: in the aftermath of a natural disaster, a young girl finds herself alone in a foreign land seeking answers from an all-powerful but unseen wizard – who turns out to be a man behind a curtain. This tale of power and discovery in a land of marvellous beauty has become as foundational in the contemporary imagination as Shakespeare or the Greeks.
'Adena Jacobs’ stark and sublime re-imagining is a theatrical poem about innocence, grief and the terror of growing up. Leave the kids at home for this radical feminist take on one of our most beloved myths.
'This is Oz as we’ve never seen it before…' (Production summary)
Production Details
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Performed at Belvior's Upstairs Theatre, Surry Hills, 2-31 May 2015.
Director: Adena Jacobs.
Set Designer: Ralph Myers.
Costume Designer: Kate Davis.
Lighting Designer: Emma Valente.
Composer & Sound Designer: Max Lyandvert.
Cast: Luisa Hastings-Edge, Emily Milledge, and Jane Montgomery Griffiths.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Wiz Won’t Scare You
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 8 May 2015; (p. 16)
— Review of The Wizard of Oz 2015 single work drama -
Darker Side of Oz
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 May 2015; (p. 20)
— Review of The Wizard of Oz 2015 single work drama -
Judy and Me
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2-3 May 2015; (p. 6)
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Darker Side of Oz
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 8 May 2015; (p. 20)
— Review of The Wizard of Oz 2015 single work drama -
Wiz Won’t Scare You
2015
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australian , 8 May 2015; (p. 16)
— Review of The Wizard of Oz 2015 single work drama -
Judy and Me
2015
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 2-3 May 2015; (p. 6)
