Alan Ayckbourn: Plays Directed
The Wizard Of Oz (1968)
Production Details
Author:
New Play:
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Staging:
First performance:
Opening night:
Final performance:
New Play:
Venue:
Staging:
First performance:
Opening night:
Final performance:
Alfred Bradley
Yes
York Theatre Royal
End-stage
8 August 1968
8 August 1968
To be confirmed, 1968
Yes
York Theatre Royal
End-stage
8 August 1968
8 August 1968
To be confirmed, 1968
Director:
Design:
Music:
Music:
Design:
Music:
Music:
Alan Ayckbourn
Helen Wilkinson
Trevor Holroyd
Barrie Davenport
Helen Wilkinson
Trevor Holroyd
Barrie Davenport
Character
Dorothy
Aunt Em
Uncle Henry
Good Witch Of The North
Scarecrow
Wicked Witch Of The West
Witch's Cat
Tinman
Cowardly Lion
Guardian Of The Gate
Wizard Of Oz
Good Witch Of The South
Dorothy
Aunt Em
Uncle Henry
Good Witch Of The North
Scarecrow
Wicked Witch Of The West
Witch's Cat
Tinman
Cowardly Lion
Guardian Of The Gate
Wizard Of Oz
Good Witch Of The South
Actor
Jean Rogers
Vicky Ireland
Nigel Forde
Jenny Austen
Christopher Godwin
Vicky Ireland
Mark Rose
Stephen Holden
Ronald Herdman
Nigel Forde
Danny Schiller
Jenny Austen
Jean Rogers
Vicky Ireland
Nigel Forde
Jenny Austen
Christopher Godwin
Vicky Ireland
Mark Rose
Stephen Holden
Ronald Herdman
Nigel Forde
Danny Schiller
Jenny Austen
Notes
○ This was a new adaptation of Frank L Baum's famed novel.
○ It marks the only time Alan Ayckbourn has directed at the Theatre Royal York.
○ The company included Vicky Ireland, who would go on to found the pioneering children's theatre company, Polka Theatre.
○ It marks the only time Alan Ayckbourn has directed at the Theatre Royal York.
○ The company included Vicky Ireland, who would go on to found the pioneering children's theatre company, Polka Theatre.
All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd.