Wicked musical flies in to Mayflower, Southampton

ONE of the most successful musicals of all time, Wicked, will fly back to Southampton’s Mayflower Theatre later this month.

Described as an ingenious and witty re-imagining of the characters created by L. Frank Baum in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Wicked tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two young women who first meet as sorcery students.

Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.

The cast will be headed by Laura Pick as Elphaba, Helen Woolf, Sarah O’Connor (Glinda), Carl Man (Fiyero), Donna Berlin (Madame Morrible), Simeon Truby (The Wizard and Doctor Dillamond), Jed Berry (Boq) and Megan Gardiner (Nessarose).

Laura Pick who plays Elphaba, said: “Wicked is two strong women making choices and leading this show. The responsibility we take on our shoulders as actors is that we, as two women, are the leads in this company. That’s pretty great.”

Sarah O’Connor, who plays Glinda, added: “Elphaba and Glinda are so different from each other vocally. Glinda is a soprano and Elphaba is epic. They are two very different vocal worlds to put together, so when it blends it can be magic.”

The West End and Broadway musical phenomenon, continues an open-ended run at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it is now in its 18th year.

Winner of over 100 global awards, Wicked has been seen by 65 million people worldwide.

Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman’s celebrated musical, based on the novel by Gregory Maguire, imagines a beguiling backstory and future possibilities to the lives of L. Frank Baum’s beloved characters from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

Wicked will be on stage at Southampton Mayflower Theatre from Thursday 23rd May 2024 to Sunday 16th June.

Tickets are from £30, for more information and booking visit www.mayflower.org.uk or call the box office on 023 8071 1811.