Crucible, SheffieldA superb staging of the L Frank Baum classic works its magic in plain view with picture-book clarityEvery good Christmas show has a transformation scene; The Wizard of Oz has many - from Kansas to Munchkinland to the Emerald City (via the yellow brick road, with its enchanted poppy field rendered harmless by a fall of snow) to the lair of the Wicked Witch of the West, and then the same in reverse. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:24AM on December 17, 2017