The Wizard of Oz 1987

Opened: December 12, 1987
Closing: unknown

The Wizard of Oz - 1987 - London Fringe History , Info & More

Barbican Centre
(Barbican/Moorgate) Silk Street London

Slip on your ruby slippers and follow the yellow brick road with Dorothy. It’s an exciting, musical adventure as Dorothy and Toto take advice from the Good Witch, wander through Munchkin land and try to outrun the Wicked Witch on their way to find the Wizard of Oz. Help the Scarecrow get his brain, the Tin Man have a heart, the Cowardly Lion find some courage and get Dorothy back home to Kansas in this classic family story.

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