The Wizard of Oz (R.S.C. 1987)
By L. Frank Baum With Music and Lyrics by Harold Arlen With Music
and Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg Adapted for the Royal Shakespeare Company by
John Kane.
Like so many girls her age, little Dorothy Gale of Kansas dreams
of what lies over the rainbow. One day a twister hits her farm and
carries her away over the rainbow to another world. Come join Dorothy,
the Scarecrow, the Tinman, the Cowardly Lion and Toto as they travel the
universe of Dorothy's imagination.
The RSC version is a more technically complex production and uses
as much of the aura of the film as is possible to create in a modern
theatre. It is an adaptation for live stage performance, even while it
strives to look and sound like the famous film, in telling the story.
