Wicked Wows at Bristol Hippodrome in 2018
Posted on: 03 Feb 2018I’ve been looking forward to seeing Wicked since attending the press launch in September. It’s not a musical I knew well, other than knowing ‘Defying Gravity’ from when it was featured on Glee many years ago, so I went into the performance not knowing much about what I was going to see. To sum up in brief what I thought; I’ve been listening to the soundtrack ever since!
This performance stars Helen Woolf as Glinda (read our interview here), Amy Ross as Elphaba and Aaron Sidwell as Fiyero.
Something I loved, and wasn’t aware of beforehand, is that the story is primarily about female friendship. Both women are good, and both are flawed; they both make terrible decisions, and also heroic ones. They hurt each other and save each other. The story looks deeply at human nature and how we treat those around us – both those in power and those who we have power over.
I have seen The Wonderful Wizard of Oz but while I enjoyed it, I wouldn’t describe myself as a fan, per se. Luckily, you only need a general awareness of the film to understand the references to it. I loved how the two weave together. Watching Wicked makes the film better; things that in the film are brushed over are fleshed out and it becomes much richer as a result.
Wicked is playing at The Bristol Hippodrome until 3rd March and there are still tickets available, so please go and see it and then come back and share with us on Facebook or Twitter what you loved about it!