AustLit

'The Wizard of Oz is a parable of biblical proportions. L. Frank Baum’s original novel invented a new kind of story: in the aftermath of a natural disaster, a young girl finds herself alone in a foreign land seeking answers from an all-powerful but unseen wizard – who turns out to be a man behind a curtain. This tale of power and discovery in a land of marvellous beauty has become as foundational in the contemporary imagination as Shakespeare or the Greeks.

'Adena Jacobs’ stark and sublime re-imagining is a theatrical poem about innocence, grief and the terror of growing up. Leave the kids at home for this radical feminist take on one of our most beloved myths.

'This is Oz as we’ve never seen it before…' (Production summary)