SINGERS, dancers and actors of the Caldicot Musical Theatre Society followed the yellow brick road to find The Wizard of Oz.

The show, which had four performances playing to large audiences between Friday and Sunday, saw Ella Attree make her principal debut as Dorothy, the all-American girl who must find her way home to Kansas from the magical land Oz.

She had to work not to be upstaged by Max who was on his best behaviour as Dorothy’s beloved dog Toto.

Among the other principals were Will Jones as the Cowardly Lion, Oliver Skinner as Tinman, Jack Pocock as Scarecrow and Bethan Norman as Glinda the Good Witch.

Deb Hughes was suitably malevolent as the Wicked Witch of the West while Jacob Nesling got plenty of laughs as the zany Emerald City guard.

Director Amy Williams praised the large cast, many of whom are primary school age.

She said: “It’s not an easy show – it’s long and there is a lot of dialogue.

“I always worry ahead of a show but they always pull it off and they did this time.”

Chair of trustees Jo Postle added: “These productions aren’t easy, they take a lot of time and effort.

“The Wizard of Oz is particularly challenging in terms of direction, characters, music, costumes, staging and props – pretty much everything.

“CMTS is a second family to the majority of the members and to see them develop and shine on, and off, the stage makes us incredibly proud.”

The society “lent” its base, The Hub at Castlegate Business Park, to a group of teenagers to showcase their talents when their original venue fell through.

The show, A Night at the Musicals, was organised by Shannon Bradbury and Carl Fielding and featured young talent from the town.

Shannon said: “Our original venue fell through at the last minute but CMTS stepped in and offered us the use of The Hub,

“They also gave us technical support and even did the raffle. We are so grateful for their help which meant the show could go on.”