THE timeless family classic The Wizard of Oz has hit town, delighting audiences of all ages as they travel down the yellow brick road.
This musical opened at the Players Theatre in Port Macquarie on 10 January and will run until 2 February, with a wonderful cast making the audience laugh, scream and realise “there’s no place like home”.
The story revolves around Dorothy, played by University of New England theatre student and local girl Jaimee Lindley, and her dog, Toto, played by local HSC student Michael Snow, who are transported, via cyclone, to a world restored of colour, imagination and endless possibilities.
Key cast members include several other students of theatre and performance from the University of New England: Jono McAteer (Tin Man), Matthew Whittingham (Cowardly Lion) and Ashlee Cooke (Glinda, the Witch of the North).
The cast also showcases local young talent in the form of sisters Cherie Kershaw (Scarecrow) and Erin Kershaw (Nikko, flying monkey) and well-seasoned actors John Hincks (Uncle Henry, winner of best actor in the One Act Play festival 2013) and Di Gillies (Auntie Em, previously seen in the hit comedy The Butler Did It) and John Uncle as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz (a local roving performer stemming from Shakespeare to Thomas the Tank Engine). Eileen Kerr terrifies as the Wicked Witch of the West.
Performance times are Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 2pm.
You can book online at the www.playerstheatre.org.au Tickets are also available at the door for up to an hour before performances, but some sessions may be already booked out.
