I'm off to see the Wizard, the Wonderful Wizard of Oz...

The Wizard of Oz by iTheatre was a breath of fresh air in the stale circles of theatre. A stage adaptation of the 1939 Victor Fleming movie of the same name, it was remarkably faithful to the movie and I was simply amazed by what a high production values it had - from the Paul Pistore puppets (this is the very same puppeteer who has worked on Hollywood blockblasters like Batman Returns and Man in Black!!), to the fantastic costumes; From the great singing to the engaging acting (I am officially a fan of Rayann Condy, who played Elmira Gultch and the Wicked Witch of the West and of Robert Jenkin, who played Hickory and the Tin Woodman)... it was like I had taken a tumble in a tornado and had landed in the enchanting land of Oz.

It was definitely an extremely entertaining and endearing musical that anyone who is a child or who grew up watching The Wizard of Oz or the adult who wants to re-discover his or her inner child again should watch. It was so whimsical, so spectacular and so adorable that I couldn't help but fall in love with it and you would probably fall in love with it too!

The Wizard of Oz will be running from now until the 15th of November 2008 at the Drama Centre, National Library. Do catch it if you can. This overgrown and big (possibly gargantuan) child loved it to bits.