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‘There are no farms in our Oz’: Black Britain inspires Hope Mill Theatre’s new reimagining of The Wiz
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukWhen L. Frank Baum wrote The Wonderful Wizard of Oz back in 1900, it was impossible for him to ever imagine the cultural impact it would still have on people 121 years on.
Taking over the silver screen - in full technicolour glory - in 1939 Hollywood blockbuster The Wizard of Oz, the story of a young Kansas girl who's transported to the Land of Oz remains one of the greatest film adaptions of all times.
Over the years, the story has been adapted into everything from big hit musicals and comic books, to even a television version starring the Muppets and Ashanti. READ MORE: Barton Square is no longer Barton Square and it's NOT part of The Trafford Centre But, it was the1974 Broadway adaptation - The Wiz - that really put the story in a
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