That Drama Thing's first major project will be the classic MGM musical of Frank L Baum's The Wizard of Oz.

This version was originally produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1987 and has since become the most performed adaptation of the story today.

That Drama Thing's production will be directed by Chris Chilton, who first directed The Wizard of Oz at Questors Theatre in 1993 with the award winning Really Youthful Theatre Company. Since then, many of Really Youthful's members have gone on to work professionally. Here are just a few:

 

TOM FLETCHER (Lollipop Guild) - Lead singer with McFly

STEPHANIE LEONIDAS (Munchkin Lady) - Dracula (BBC), Doc Martin, Rose and Maloney, Night and Day, Royal Court Theatre

ASHLEY BEAVER (Dancer) - Cirque Du Soleil

ALEX FORSTER (Dancer) - We Will Rock You, Joseph, Sunset Boulevard, Summer Holiday

SHELLEY OTWAY (Dancer) - Perth Rep, Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Qdos Pantomimes, West End

NICK HARRIS (Scarecrow) - Eastenders, The Bill, Kenneth Brannagh's Henry V, Soho Theatre

CHRIS CHILTON (Wicked Witch) - West End, Birmingham Rep, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Shefield Crucible, National Theatre Studio

TANIA FOLEY - (Glinda) - Thorndike Theatre Leatherhead, Battersea Arts Centre, Landor Theatre

NIGEL DE SOUSA (Tinman) - Orange Tree Theatre

SARAH FEATHERS (Dorothy) - Playdays National Tours, Horla Theatre Company