Blue Apple's Wizard of Oz
7 to 8 April 2022
The Winchester College QEII Theatre
With guest vocal performances by
actress Miriam Margolyes and radio presenter Clare Carson
If this is the ‘Wizard of Oz’ then who is the old lady in the Hampshire care home, and why are we moving from 2022 to 1970 and 1898? As memories fade and the mind plays its tricks, is someone confusing reality with childhood stories or Hollywood movies?
“I should have never trusted that damned-fool Baum man, shifty. Took everything I said and wrote it right down, in black and white. Not an original thought under his hat. And don’t get me started on that darned film! Ruby shoes indeed! The shoes were silver, the most beautiful things I ever saw. Silver…I should know…I wore them.”
Yes, there is a cowardly lion, confused scarecrow and a tin man searching for a heart – but this is Blue Apple Theatre taking on a classic, so expect the unexpected and be prepared to see the familiar from a fresh perspective.
Performances at The Winchester College QEII Theatre
Thursday 7 April 7.30pm | Friday 8 April 7.30pm
Ticket prices: Full price £15 | Family (any group of 4+) £12 | Play to the Crowd Members £12
Or phone the Theatre Royal Winchester Box Office on 01962 840 440
Tickets will also be available on the door.
We are grateful to Visit South East England for publicising this event.
Additional information
Venue: QEII Theatre, Kingsgate Street, Winchester SO23 9PA
Covid protocols require face masks and use of sanitisers at door.
10 wheelchair spaces
Subtitles will be projected on a stage screen
No hearing loop
Parking on nearby streets
Wi-Fi access on site
Cash bar during interval
Background information about Frank L Baum’s original story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
How to find QEII Theatre
Below: images from rehearsal. All images by Mike Hall
