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Bi-annual school production "Wizard of Oz" by Caulfield Primary School, Victoria, 5 September 2019 Source: Hitoshi Uwabo

Dorothy is wearing kimono. It's not snarling tornado, but it's typhoon ripping the town apart. This year, Bilingual Japanese school in Victoria, Caulfield Primary School is producing the classic tale with a clever Japanese twist.


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Dorothy is wearing kimono. It's not snarling tornado, but it's typhoon ripping the town apart. This year, Bilingual Japanese school in Victoria, Caulfield Primary School is producing the classic tale with a clever Japanese twist.


Caulfield Primary School is located in Melbourne's southeast. It is one of 12 bilingual primary schools in Victoria. Half of the classes are taught in Japanese. 

This year's school production, Wizard of Oz, was presented on 5th September at Kingston City Hall. SBS speaks to Ms Mari Murray and several students from Grade 5 and 6.

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