Wicked
Wicked flies back to Edinburgh Playhouse for Christmas 2023, complete with all the spectacle and magic that make it such an unforgettable and unmissable experience!
About Wicked
| 7th Dec 2023 to 14th Jan 2024 | |
| Tue - Sat 7.30pm / Matinees Wed, Thu, Sat and Sun 2.30pm | |
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Edinburgh Playhouse 18 - 22 Greenside Place, Edinburgh New Town EH1 3AA |
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Based on the acclaimed novel by Gregory Maguire, Wicked imagines a beguiling backstory and future possibilities to the lives of L. Frank Baum’s beloved characters from ‘The Wonderful Wizard of Oz’ and reveals the decisions and events that shape the destinies of two unlikely university friends on their journey to becoming Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West.
This award-winning production flies back to Edinburgh complete with all the spectacle and magic that make “this blockbuster stage show” (Edinburgh Evening News) such an unforgettable and unmissable experience.
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