The Wizard Of Oz UK Tour is to open at the Liverpool Empire this Christmas following its planned season at the London Palladium.
The Wizard Of Oz UK Tour
The Wizard of Oz UK tour will open with a Christmas season at the Liverpool Empire, beginning performances on Wednesday 13 December, with subsequent tour dates throughout 2024 across the UK.
Join Dorothy, Toto and friends on an unforgettable adventure down the yellow brick road to the merry old land of Oz.
Featuring the iconic original score from the Oscar-winning MGM film, including Over The Rainbow, Follow The Yellow Brick Road and We’re Off To See the Wizard – with additional songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice – this spectacular production will be a magical experience for all the family.
Directed by Nikolai Foster (Billy Elliot The Musical, A Chorus Line) The Wizard of Oz UK Tour has choreography by Shay Barclay, Set Designer is Colin Richmond, Projection Designer is Douglas O’Connell, Costume and Puppet Designer is Rachael Canning, Lighting Designer is Ben Cracknell, Sound Designer is Adam Fisher, Creative Consultant is Mark Kaufman, Musical Director and Musical Supervisor is George Dyer, Casting Director is Kay Magson CDG, Props Supervisor is Marcus Hall Props, and Wigs, Hair and Makeup Designer is Elizabeth Marini.
THE WIZARD OF OZ UK TOUR CASTING
Strictly Come Dancing’s longest-standing judge, Craig Revel Horwood, and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner and Dancing on Ice finalist, The Vivienne will both play The Wicked Witch of the West in the upcoming tour of The Wizard of Oz. Gary Wilmot will reprise his West End role as The Wizard following a celebrated run at the world-famous London Palladium. The new musical, based on the iconic story by L. Frank Baum, tours the UK and Ireland throughout 2023-2024 where the trio will play select dates.
Craig Revel Horwood will perform as The Wicked Witch of the West at New Victoria Theatre,Woking; Grand Opera House, Belfast; Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin; Hippodrome Theatre, Birmingham; King’s Theatre, Glasgow; His Majesty’s Theatre, Aberdeen; Milton Keynes Theatre; Wales Millenium Centre, Cardiff.
The Vivienne will appear in a previously announced Christmas season at the Liverpool Empire* as The Wicked Witch of the West before touring to New Theatre, Oxford; Mayflower Theatre, Southampton; New Theatre, Hull; Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield; Theatre Royal,Plymouth; Bristol Hippodrome, Bristol; Theatre Royal, Nottingham; Theatre Royal,Newcastle; Palace Theatre, Manchester; Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton and the Empire Theatre, Sunderland
The Vivienne will be joined by Gary Wilmot as The Wizard at the following dates: Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury; Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh; Cliffs Pavilion Southend; Theatre Royal,Norwich; Venue Cymru, Llandudno; and the Alhambra Theatre, Bradford.
The Wizard Of Oz UK Tour is presented by Michael Harrison, Gavin Kalin with David Mirvish, Crossroads Live, Tulchin Bartner Productions, Rupert Gavin & Mallory Factor by arrangement with The Really Useful Group Limited.
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The Wizard Of Oz UK Tour Dates
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Liverpool Empire
13 December 2023 – 7 January 2024
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New Theatre Oxford
10 – 14 January 2024
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Mayflower Theatre Southampton
16 – 21 January 2024
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New Theatre Hull
24 – 27 January 2024
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Lyceum Theatre Sheffield
30 January – 3 February 2024
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Marlowe Theatre Canterbury
6 – 11 February 2024
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Playhouse Theatre Edinburgh
13 – 17 February 2024
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Cliffs Pavillion Southend
20 – 25 February 2024
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Theatre Royal Norwich
27 February – 3 March 2024
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Venue Cymru, Llandudno
5 – 10 March 2024
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Alhambra Theatre Bradford
19 – 23 March 2024
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Theatre Royal Plymouth
26 – 30 March 2024
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Bristol Hippodrome
2 – 7 April 2024
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Theatre Royal Nottingham
9 – 13 April 2024
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Theatre Royal Newcastle
16 – 21 April 2024
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Palace Theatre Manchester
24 April – 5 May 2024
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New Victoria Theatre Woking
7 – 12 May 2024
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Grand Opera House Belfast
21 – 26 May 2024
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Bord Gais Energy Theatre
28 May – 8 June 2024
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Hippodrome Theatre Birmingham
11 – 16 June 2024
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King’s Theatre Glasgow
2 – 7 July 2024
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His Majesty’s Theatre Aberdeen
9 – 13 July 2024
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Milton Keynes Theatre
23 – 28 July 2024
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Wales Millenium Centre Cardiff
23- 28 July 2024
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Wolverhampton Grand
30 July – 4 August 2024
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Empire Theatre Sunderland
6 – 11 August 2024
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