The Wizard of Oz *** TNT

TV talent show winner Danielle Hope gives a likeably confident performance as the runaway Dorothy in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s reworking of the famous film, whilst Edward Duly-Baker makes a laconic Tin Man in search of a heart.

But it’s the tallest and smallest cast members who steal the acting honours in a visually spectacular musical with lavish sets and whirling projections which whisk Dorothy off to an emerald Oz.

As her would-be nemesis, Hannah Waddingham’s green faced, hooked nose Wicked Witch of the West swoops from the ceiling to deliver the most powerful new song of the evening. And, at ground level, a little West Highland White terrier proves an irresistible Toto - even though he’s decidedly reluctant to follow the revolving Yellow Brick Road in this critic-proof crowd-pleaser.

London Palladium, Argyll Street, W1A 3AB (0844 412 2957) Tube: Oxford Circus wizardofozthemusical.com Currently booking till 17 September (£25 - £62.50)