Based upon the Classical Motion Picture, the production contains all the much-loved songs from the Oscar
winning movie score including: Somewhere Over the Rainbow, We're Off To See The Wizard (Follow The Yellow
Brick Road), The Jitterbug and If I Only Had a Heart.
The production will be on at the Gaiety Theatre from 8th August 2011 to 20th August 2011 inclusive. Ticket information will be published here when they are released.
Resident director John Cumberlidge said: "It's a wonderful opportunity for children in the Isle of Man, regardless of whether they’ve been involved in theatre before.
Production Team
Director/ Choreographer - Mr. John Cumberlidge
Musical Director - Mr. Andrew Hilton
Assistant Director - Mr. David Dawson
Assistant Musical Director - Mrs Liz Dixon
Dance Captain - Miss Julia Bratty
Dance Captain Dep - Miss. Kayleigh Parkinson
Official Accompanist - Mrs. Karen Corkhill
Cast List:
Dorothy Gale - Rebecca Lawrence (alternative Sarah Pearson, appearing Weds 10th+17th, and Saturday Matinees 13th+20th)
Auntie Em/Glinda - Mandy Griffin
Uncle Henry/Guard - Bob Harrison
Scarecrow - Matt James
Tin Man - David Lyons
Lion - Allen Widdup
Wicked Witch - Alex Beck
Wizard/Professor Marvel - Simon Fletcher
Nikko - Mary O'Dea
General - Mark Dougherty
Crows - Matthew Cannell, Mark Dougherty, Joshua James
Trees - Julia Bratty, Sarah Callow, Amy Corkhill
Company
Male Ensemble
Matthew Cannell, Mark Dougherty, Joe Hillard, Joshua James, Matthew Killip, Robert Kinrade, Perry O'Dea, Dean Callow
Female Ensemble
Scarlett Beattie, Julia Bratty, Sarah Callow, Melanie Chandler, Sophie Jones, Kayleigh Parkinson, Laura Piggott, Chloe Shimmin
Singers
Kath Bratty, Amy Corkhill, Pam Courtenay-Smith, Bryony Grant, Liam Moorhouse, Alice Quayle, Chris Quayle, Paul Robert Sellors
Junior Ensemble
Kayleigh Booth, Matthew Corkill, Georgia Maddocks, Paul O'Dea
Young adult companies:-
Team Emerald
Mayor - Luke Evans
Barrister - Charlie Matthews
Coroner - Andrew Halstein
Lollipop Guild - James Gilpin, Michael Diehl, James Pringle
City Fathers - Harry Cain, Corey Phillips
Lullaby League - Amiee Fisher, Kyla Lowey, Tiegan Doyle
Jorja Christian, Rayer Corlett, Jacob Halstein, Jazmine Hay, Toby Irwin, William King, Alexander Kneen, Emily-Rose Lally, Lois Mooney, Kai Payne, Emma Redfearn, Alicia Schofield, Simi Skelcher-Maxwell, Abbie Williams
Team Ruby
Mayor - Luke Evans
Barrister - Charlie Matthews
Coroner - Ben Karran
Lollipop Guild - James Gilpin, Michael Diehl, James Pringle
City Fathers - Sam Riordan, Noah Bovenizer
Lullaby League - Ruth Corlett, Eve McGregor, Laura Corkhill
Barton Beaumont, Ciara Bell, Oliver Boon, Ellie Caine, Catreena Chandler, Hannah Clinton, Dandi Dancox, Freddie Dancox, Charles Kenny, Tara Mitchell, Natalie Nixon, Tristian Weimar, Destiny Tate, Ebonie Tate
Reserves
Charlie Callow-Moore, Laura Griffiths, Emer Halton, Jordan Keating, Finn McGregor
click here to download a PDF file showing the performance dates for each team.
