Find the yellow bricks as ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ town trail is launched

Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds has launched “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” trail around businesses in the town.

Those taking park will need to find the yellow bricks displayed and scan each QR code to reveal an answer to write on their trail sheet.

Once complete, the sheet can be handed into the theatre’s box office for a chance to win one of four fantastic prizes including tickets to “Snow White”, four tickets to the Abbeygate Cinema, afternoon tea at The Angel and a signed photo with the cast of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz”.

Participants can pick up trail sheets from the business taking part, the Theatre Royal box office and are available to download online (https://theatreroyal.org/theyellowbrickroad/).

Theatre Royal’s 2023 summer production of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” develops, supports and showcases the talent and skills of a cohort of young people and community participants as they work alongside a professional team of actors, directors, designers, technicians and stage managers.

The production, which takes place from August 18 to September 2, is packed with singing, dancing and lots of giggles for families to enjoy this summer. 

Audiences will see their favourite characters (Lion, Scarecrow, Munchkins and more) come to life on stage.

It is set in Suffolk (Stowmarket to be precise) and follows Dorothy and her dog Toto on their journey home after the pair are sucked into a cyclone and dropped in the mystical Land of Oz.

Packed with ’80s-influenced songs by David Lewington andchoreography by Sunny Saini, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” delivers a whole heap of feel-good for families’ final weeks of summer. 

It is co-directed by Owen Calvert-Lyons, Theatre Royal’s artistic director, and David Whitney, head of creative learning, and produced by Zoe Fox, producer at Theatre Royal.

“We’re proud and excited to be creating ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ adapted by Mike Akers, as our community production this summer. Following the success of ‘The Secret Garden’ last year, the production of this much-loved story is made thanks to our Commissioning Circle,” said Mr Calvert-Lyons.

Ticket prices start at £10.80.