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5 Minute Call WICKED London Ensemble
Elphaba – Emma Kingston.
Zizi Strallen.
WICKED CELEBRATES 19 YEARS &
EXTENDS TO 2027
There can be no better way to
celebrate Halloween time in London than
at WICKED, the stage musical
phenomenon which tells the incredible
untold story of the Witches of Oz, and
celebrated its 19th anniversary at the
West End’s Apollo Victoria Theatre on
27 September.
Wicked marked the occasion with the
release of a new series of photographs
by Danny Kaan, entitled ‘5 Minute Call’,
which document members of the
company making their final preparations
ahead of the curtain going up.
Wicked is also marking its landmark
40th public booking extension through
to Sunday 3 January, 2027.
‘One of the most successful musicals
of all time’ (BBC News), Wicked opened
in London in 2006 and is already the
10th longest-running West End
production in history. Winner of more
than 100 global awards, the production
has now been seen by over 13 million
people in London alone.
Stephen Schwartz and Winnie
Holzman’s celebrated stage musical is
based on the acclaimed novel by
Gregory Maguire and imagines a
beguiling backstory and future
possibilities to the lives of L. Frank
Baum’s beloved characters from The
Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Wicked reveals
the decisions and events that shape the
destinies of two unlikely university
friends on their journey to becoming
‘Glinda The Good’ and the ‘Wicked Witch
of the West’.
Stephen Schwartz and Winnie
Holzman collaborated on the two-part
Universal Pictures film version of
Wicked, directed by Jon M. Chu and
produced by Marc Platt and David
Stone. Starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana
Grande, Part 1 of the blockbuster
opened in November 2024, and has
become the highest-grossing film, based
on a stage musical, in history. Wicked:
For Good will be released in the UK on
21 November, 2025.
Further information and tickets at
www.WickedTheMusical.co.uk
NATIONAL THEATRE TRANSFERS THE
IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
The National Theatre West End transfer
of its critically acclaimed production of
The Importance of Being Earnest, will run
for a limited season at the Noël Coward
Theatre until 10 January.
This ‘bold and brash Wilde reboot’
(The Times), directed by Max Webster, is
a joyful and flamboyant reimagining of
Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy.
Max Webster, said: ‘Oscar Wilde was a
master of elegance, rebellion, and razorsharp wit. With this cast – led by the
audacious brilliance of Olly Alexander,
the hugely captivating Nathan StewartJarrett and the legendary Stephen Fry as
Lady Bracknell – we’re embracing the
play’s subversive heart in a way that
feels utterly now. I’d like to think Wilde
would be delighted – and perhaps even
a little scandalised – by this bold, joyful
take on his most iconic comedy.’
For tickets and listings information,
visit the National Theatre website at
www.nationaltheatre.org.uk
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