Wicked Plays Its 5000th Performance In London Tonight
Wicked the musical is to play its 5000th performance in London tonight – 9 August 2018 at the Apollo Victoria Theatre.
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PODCAST Episode 2: Alice Fearn
Welcome to the second episode of The British Theatre Podcast. Our special guest for this episode is the fabulous Alice Fearn.
Longest Running West End Shows
Many of the longest-running West End shows are still playing here in London. Book your seats through BritishTheatre.com to enjoy these crowd-pleasing shows that show no sign of closing after years of entertaining audiences. Les Miserables – Queens Theatre Currently the world’s longest running musical and the longest running musical in the West End Les Miserables continues to wow sell-out houses at the Queens Theatre in Shaftesbury Ave. Written by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schoenberg and Herbert Kretzmer, Les Miserables is produced by Cameron Mackintosh. BOOK NOW FOR LES MISERABLES The Phantom Of The Opera – Her Majesty’s Theatre Andrew Lloyd Webber’s grand romantic musical based on Gaston Leroux’s novel continues to set hearts a flutter. Harold Prince’s acclaimed production and Maria Bjornson’s incredible sets and costumes are something to behold. BOOK NOW FOR PHANTOM OF THE OPERA The Mousetrap – St Martin’s Theatre Before the current production of Harry Potter … Read more
FIRST LOOK: David Witts and Chris Jarman Join London Wicked Cast
Darren Bell brings us some great First Look images of the London Wicked cast as David Witts and Chris Jarmin join the cast from Monday 23 July 2018. David Witts joins the cast as Fiyero, Chris Jarman joins the cast as Doctor Dillamond and Rosa O’Reilly takes over the role of Nessarose joining existing cast members Alice Fearn as Elphaba and Sophie Evans as Glinda. David Witts (Fiyero) starred as ‘Joey Branning’ in EastEnders, for which he won ‘Best Newcomer’ at the 2013 National Television Awards. He also won an Inside Soap Award and was nominated for a British Soap Award. For American television, he has recently been a series regular in Recovery Road (for ABC/Freeform) and I Ship It (for the CW Network). He also completed filming An Unpleasant Surprise and Pride and Prejudice, Cut. On stage, he starred as ‘Link Larkin’ in Hairspray at Leicester Curve Theatre. David … Read more
Wicked Becomes Sixth Longest Running Show On Broadway
Wicked Broadway has become the sixth longest running show on Broadway with a run now surpassing 6,138 performances.
Wicked UK Tour Cast Announced
The producers of the upcoming Wicked UK tour have announced casting for the tour which starts at the Bristol Hippodrome on 31 January 2018.
Wicked releases new character portraits as it celebrates 12 years in London
Wicked the musical celebrates 12 years at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre today and in celebration of this birthday producers have released stunning new principal cast portraits by photographer Darren Bell. Wicked currently stars Alice Fearn (Elphaba), Sophie Evans (Glinda), Bradley Jaden (Fiyero), Melanie La Barrie (Madame Morrible), Andy Hockley (The Wizard), Martin Ball (Doctor Dillamond), Sarah McNicholas (Nessarose), Jack Lansbury (Boq), Laura Pick (Standby for Elphaba) and Carina Gillespie (Standby for Glinda). Wicked has now played 4500 performances, being seen by over 8 million people in London alone. On 19 October 2017, Wicked becomes the 15th longest running show in London theatre history when it surpasses the run of We Will Rock You. We hope that you enjoy Darren Bell’s great photographs. WICKED TICKETS
Wicked London extends bookings until 1 December 2018
Wicked London has announced its 24th extension with 500,000 new tickets now available for performances until 1 December 2018 at the Apollo Victoria Theatre where it is already the 16th longest running show in West End theatre history. Wicked London has now been seen by over 8 million people in London alone and currently stars Alice Fearn (Elphaba), Sophie Evans (Glinda), Bradley Jaden (Fiyero), Melanie La Barrie (Madame Morrible), Andy Hockley (The Wizard), Martin Ball (Doctor Dillamond), Sarah McNicholas (Nessarose), Jack Lansbury (Boq), Laura Pick (Standby for Elphaba) and Carina Gillespie (Standby for Glinda). Wicked will continue to play in London when the show embarks on it’s second UK and Ireland tour in January 2018 taking in Bristol, Liverpool, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Leeds, Dublin, Sunderland, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester. (Wicked UK Tour Schedule) Wicked is based on the best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire, has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, book … Read more
