The really tall and long-legged giraffe-like animals, and the large and sturdy beasts: the hippos, elephants did survive the many stampedes into battle. The tiny animals, gnats,… Read more “Lion: is courage everything? #Oz #adapted #Feste15”
Category: Oz
As dusk fell, the first screening of #Oz in #Hackney began #photostory #OrbitEyeView
As dusk fell, the rain stopped, the heavy clouds lifted, the ArcelorMittal Orbit technical team pulled a rainbow and a tiny unicorn out of a utility belt,… Read more “As dusk fell, the first screening of #Oz in #Hackney began #photostory #OrbitEyeView”
Tinman, Lion & Scarecrow go rogue in London. Antics caught on film
This Land is Your Land – commissioned soundtrack Original Lyrics by Woody Guthrie, 1940 (copyright not renewed). Revised lyrics by Antoinette Burchill and Angus Mcleod 2015 You… Read more “Tinman, Lion & Scarecrow go rogue in London. Antics caught on film”
A filmic teaser: #Oz on disc #mischiefatplay
The Oz film is complete thanks to editing magic produced by Owen Tooth. However, there’s is a (hopefully short-term) press embargo on the actual film. So here’s… Read more “A filmic teaser: #Oz on disc #mischiefatplay”
Oz goes to town, a glimpse backstage
Last Tuesday the Oz cast set out for a day of guerrilla performances in Hackney. The warmth, humour, generosity and playfulness of the fine folk of Hackney… Read more “Oz goes to town, a glimpse backstage”
Introducing Tinman #backstory #Oz #adapted
My name is Nick Chopper, my friends call me the Tinman. I am originally from Munchkinland but now rule as the Emperor of the Winkies. I have… Read more “Introducing Tinman #backstory #Oz #adapted”
This Land is Your Land: making mischief in Oz
Today the Oz cast and crew travel to London, for tomorrow’s day of filmed guerrilla performances of The Wizard of Oz. This Land is Your Land will… Read more “This Land is Your Land: making mischief in Oz”
Inviting mischief into Oz: mass killings, weasels and jam
Right at the start of Project Oz, we took a vicarious and irreverent stance to Baum’s original novel. A type of literary cannibalism: lifting Tinman, Scarecrow and… Read more “Inviting mischief into Oz: mass killings, weasels and jam”
Inviting mayhem to tea: collaboration & participation
Risky? Yes. Terrifying? Yes. Impulsive? Yes! Last week we spent time working on Oz with Holly Stoppit, our visiting artistic director. As a company we’d spent a… Read more “Inviting mayhem to tea: collaboration & participation”
