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Farringdon Community Sports College
Performing Arts Department
Proudly Presents

2007 Production
of


"Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife."

This is the opening line of L. Frank Baum's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz which was written in 1899 and published the following year.

The Wizard of Oz was first performed as an on-stage musical in 1902-03 in Chicago and New York and was made into films on many different occasions during the silent era. The definitive film starring Judy Garland and with screenplay by Noel Langley appeared in 1939;none of the songs from the original stage score were used, however. Harold Arlen wrote a completely new score that included "Over the Rainbow", which won the Academy Award as the best song to come from the screen that season, and which from then on served as Judy Garland's theme song.

Brief Synopsis

Dorothy dreams of a better place, without torment against her dog Toto from a hateful neighbour, so she plans to run away. During a fierce tornado, she is struck on the head and transported to a land 'beyond the rainbow' where she meets magical characters from her Kansas life transformed within her unconscious dream state. After travels down a Yellow Brick Road to the Land of Oz, and the defeat of the Wicked Witch of the West, Dorothy and her friends are rewarded by the Wizard of Oz with their hearts' desires - and Dorothy is enabled to return home to Kansas.

Come along and get invovled

After last years show the team really hopes that, as many people get involved in this years production. We are looking for actors, singers, and dancers to take part in this production. If you do not want to be on stage there are many jobs that need to be filled, so why not pop along and find out.

Rehearsals will start soon and permission slips will be given out.
Rehearsals will take place on a Thursday evenings 3:30 – 5:00
Visit this page soon for more information
Or
See Mr Fearon

 

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