Wicked!

On Thursday, May 30th I treated myself to a ticket to see the theatre production of Wicked! This is a musical that I have been wanting to see ever since Peggy, one of my co-workers at Coles, told me how amazing it was!

Then when I heard Defying Gravity performed on Glee's first season I fell in love with that song and wanted to see Wicked even more!

Now, I give full credit of this synopsis to the Wicked London About The Show webpage...I just knew that if I put it in my own words I wouldn't fully capture the idea of the story.

If you think you know the Wicked Witch of the West, think again... 

When Dorothy famously triumphed over the Wicked Witch, we only ever heard one side of the story. Gregory Maguire's acclaimed 1995 novel, Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, re-imagined the land of Oz, creating a parallel universe to the familiar story written by L. Frank Baum and first published as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in 1900. 

Wicked tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two girls who first meet as sorcery students at Shiz University: the blonde and very popular Glinda and a misunderstood green girl, Elphaba. 

Following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, their friendship reaches a crossroads and their lives take very different paths. Glinda's unflinching desire for popularity sees her seduced by power while Elphaba's determination to remain true to herself, and to those around her, will have unexpected and shocking consequences for her future. Their extraordinary adventures in Oz will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West. 

It was a wonderful show, and I am glad that I chose it to see on my May half term break. And the performance of Defying Gravity in the show...simply my favourite part!