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    15 Jan 2010

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    I’d Do Anything contestant and former We Will Rock You star Rachel Tucker will be turning a delightful shade of green this spring when she takes over in the role of Elphaba in hit musical Wicked from 29 March. Read more


Wicked

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Showing at:Apollo Victoria Theatre

Box Office:0844 826 8000

Download (pdf format): Seating plan

Age:General

Genre:Musical

Sub Genre:Music Theatre

Magical musical Wicked is the story of two unlikely friends and how they end up as the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good, characters from L Frank Baum's classic story The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz.

Two girls meet as sorcery students at Shiz University in the land of Oz. Elphaba, born with emerald-green skin, is smart, feisty and misunderstood. Glinda is beautiful, ambitious and very, very popular. Initially suspicious of each other, they become friends, but when they go to see the wizard, it isn’t as wonderful as they had imagined.

Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz featuring tunes that have become firm favourites with the show's many fans, including Popular, Defying Gravity and For Good.

Originally a hit in America, Wicked won 15 major awards during its record-breaking Broadway run, including a Grammy and three Tonys. It opened in London at the Apollo Victoria theatre in 2006.

Wicked’s original London cast included Idina Menzel, who had previously played Elphaba on Broadway, alongside Helen Dallimore, Adam Garcia, Miriam Margolyes and Nigel Planer.

For more about Wicked, read our First Night Feature or Explore the interior of the Apollo Victoria theatre (Opens in a new window).

Performance Details

  • previews from: 07 Sep 2006
  • opening night: 27 Sep 2006
  • booking until: 30 Apr 2011

show times: Mon-Sat 19:30, Mats Wed & Sat 14:30

ticket prices: £15-£60

duration: 2h45

cast: Rachel Tucker, Louise Dearman, Julie Legrand, Clive Carter, Cassandra Compton, Julian Forsyth, George Ure, Nikki Davis-Jones, Sarah Earnshaw, Alex Louize Bird, Lee Mead

author: Based on the novel by Gregory Maguire

director: Joe Mantello

lyrics by: Stephen Schwartz

book By: Winnie Holzman

sound: Tony Meola

set designer: Eugene Lee

lighting designer: Kenneth Posner

costume: Susan Hilferty

producer: Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone

map: View Map

Access Enabled Map (pdf format):
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address: 17 Wilton Road, London, United Kingdom, SW1V 1LG

nearest tube: Victoria (50m)

nearest bus: Victoria Bus Station (50m)

nearest train: Victoria (50m)

parking: Westminter City Council car park at Rochester Row.

air conditioned: Yes

Assisted Performance Booking Information

Access Booking:Tel: 020 7828 7074 Fax: 020 7834 6910

Accessible Facilities Venue Information

discounts: Discounts available for disabled people and carers.

limited mobility: Rows A and Q in the stalls have the most leg room. There are 3 steps between rows in the auditorium.

access description: 4 steps up to the main entrance on Wilton Road. Second main entrance on Vauxhall Bridge Road via a stairlift or up 8 steps. Both entrances have highlighted steps and handrails on either side. Box Office in foyer. Stalls down 29 steps from foyer. Stairlift or 13 steps up to the Dress Circle from the foyer. Theatre opens one hour before the performance.

hearing impaired: Induction loop and infra-red system in the auditorium.

guide dogs policy: 4 guide dogs allowed inside auditorium - aisle seats are best. Staff can also dog sit.

wheelchairs: 4 spaces for wheelchair users on either side of the Dress Circle (located a third of the way up) accessed by a platform lift in the foyer. 8 wheelchair transfer seats available in the Dress Circle.

toilets: Men’s up 15 steps from row A of the Dress Circle. Women’s up 18 steps. Further toilets at Stalls level.

disabled toilets: Adapted toilet off the Foyer.

bars: 1 licensed bar. Foyer bar through swing doors from the Box Office. Bar counter is 1.2m high and there is no seating. Drinks may be brought to disabled customers in the auditorium.

Harriet Thorpe plays Madame Morrible in Wicked, the musical at London's Apollo Victoria theatre

Harriet Thorpe plays Madame Morrible in Wicked

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