A show which has been in theatres for over 20 years, Wicked was a show I have been waiting to watch for a very long time. Tickets however were never within my price range and the ones that were seemed to be selling seats in not so ideal locations. If I was going to watch a show like Wicked, or any show for that matter, I wanted good seats. Lucky for me my best friend got me Stall tickets for my Twenty-Second birthday as an early birthday gift. Great Seats, Row D and a bit to the side but even so, the stage was in perfect view for me.
We went to watch it at The Apollo Victoria Theatre, somewhere I had never been before and I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it would be a massive theatre and while big it wasn’t humungous which I prefer.
We took our seats, excitement filling the air and I was grinning like the Cheshire cat holding onto my programme as tight as I could and getting comfortable. I looked to the stage and instead of curtains there was a map of Oz and in the middle of the map was a drawing of the famous Emerald City with little green and yellow lights to emphasise the city. That made me even more excited.
Finally the lights dimmed and there was a hush amongst the audience. We didn’t have to wait long as the stage erupted in song as the cast sang “No One Mourns the Wicked” with the delightful appearance of Glinda who entered the stage airborne in a ‘bubble’. It was colourful and bright and the only criticism I could have of the song was that I felt I couldn’t decipher the lyrics properly as sometimes the music drowned out the words.
The musical begins in song but the storyline begins after the events of the ‘The Wizard of Oz’ when Dorothy kills the Wicked Witch of the West. Glinda begins to tell the citizens of Oz and the audience about her past, where Glinda the Good was simply Galinda (Yes, there’s a ‘Ga’) and The Wicked Witch of the West was just the green girl known as Elphaba.
The show is essentially a flashback, showing the growth of two characters and how reality and power sealed their fates and made them become what we know them as. The whole show was superbly executed and the singing was amazing. There were times where I was at the edge of my seat, wanting to join them on stage. My favourite song was of course ‘Defying Gravity’ sung by Elphaba and Glinda. I got goose bumps on my arm just listening to the lyrics and the beautiful way the actors sang their voices seemingly flawless. The best part was the end of the song, which I won’t spoil for you but let’s just say the Creative team of Wicked deserve a bunch of awards.
Wicked is split into two acts and is nearly three hours long, with a twenty minute interval in the middle. Those three hours were worth it and I highly recommend this show to anyone who loves musicals and fantastic singing. After all, there’s a reason it’s been running for over 20 years.
We went to watch it at The Apollo Victoria Theatre, somewhere I had never been before and I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it would be a massive theatre and while big it wasn’t humungous which I prefer.
We took our seats, excitement filling the air and I was grinning like the Cheshire cat holding onto my programme as tight as I could and getting comfortable. I looked to the stage and instead of curtains there was a map of Oz and in the middle of the map was a drawing of the famous Emerald City with little green and yellow lights to emphasise the city. That made me even more excited.
Finally the lights dimmed and there was a hush amongst the audience. We didn’t have to wait long as the stage erupted in song as the cast sang “No One Mourns the Wicked” with the delightful appearance of Glinda who entered the stage airborne in a ‘bubble’. It was colourful and bright and the only criticism I could have of the song was that I felt I couldn’t decipher the lyrics properly as sometimes the music drowned out the words.
The musical begins in song but the storyline begins after the events of the ‘The Wizard of Oz’ when Dorothy kills the Wicked Witch of the West. Glinda begins to tell the citizens of Oz and the audience about her past, where Glinda the Good was simply Galinda (Yes, there’s a ‘Ga’) and The Wicked Witch of the West was just the green girl known as Elphaba.
The show is essentially a flashback, showing the growth of two characters and how reality and power sealed their fates and made them become what we know them as. The whole show was superbly executed and the singing was amazing. There were times where I was at the edge of my seat, wanting to join them on stage. My favourite song was of course ‘Defying Gravity’ sung by Elphaba and Glinda. I got goose bumps on my arm just listening to the lyrics and the beautiful way the actors sang their voices seemingly flawless. The best part was the end of the song, which I won’t spoil for you but let’s just say the Creative team of Wicked deserve a bunch of awards.
Wicked is split into two acts and is nearly three hours long, with a twenty minute interval in the middle. Those three hours were worth it and I highly recommend this show to anyone who loves musicals and fantastic singing. After all, there’s a reason it’s been running for over 20 years.