Children and staff were thoroughly entertained and thrilled by a fantastic performance of The Wizard of Oz when M&M Productions visited school.

Every child had a brilliant experience when the theatre team performed, and for some this was the first time they had seen a live show. The children were thrilled by the story, joined in with the songs, participated in certain parts, and were entranced by the scenery, costumes and use of light, projections and puppetry. They were also thrilled to be in the middle of the action, as the characters joined the audience.

Many cheerful, happy faces were seen around the school for the rest of the day, and tunes could be heard throughout the school. The Wizard of Oz production is going to be remembered for a very long time and will be inspiring many pieces of creative work over the next term.

When chatting to the children, they found it very hard to pick their favourite characters as they were all so wonderful. Many loved Dorothy for her kindness, the scarecrow for being so funny, the tinman for being so caring and the lion for sitting amongst the audience being comforted when scared! One child commented on how impressive the whole show was, especially with so many characters and scenery changes with only four actors!

“M&M Productions have become yearly treat for those at St John’s, and the enrichment the children gain from this experience is priceless. We have already booked them in for next year and feel this is a very valuable element to our school curriculum” stated Olly Priestley, Headteacher.