WICKED Adds Extra Week at Bristol Hippodrome for 2018

WICKED, the West End and Broadway musical phenomenon that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, has added an extra week of performances to its much-anticipated return to The Bristol Hippodrome in 2018. Due to overwhelming demand after tickets went on sale in January, the spectacular, multi record-breaking and critically acclaimed touring production will now fly in to The Bristol Hippodrome on Wednesday 31 January 2018 for an extended 5 week run until Saturday 3 March 2018. One of the most successful productions in the venue's history, WICKED was seen by over 70,000 people during its celebrated engagement in February/March 2015.

Tickets for these additional performances are now on sale.

Acclaimed as "a magical adventure that casts its spell on young and old" (Metro), "a magical musical treat" (Time Out London) and "one of the most popular West End musicals ever" (London Evening Standard), WICKED has just been voted by theatregoers 'Best West End Show' for a third time at the WhatsOnStage Awards and is a two-time winner of the Olivier Audience Award.

WICKED tells the incredible untold story of an unlikely but profound friendship between two sorcery students and their extraordinary adventures in Oz, which will ultimately see them fulfil their destinies as Glinda The Good and the Wicked Witch of the West. Based on the acclaimed, best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire that ingeniously re-imagines the stories and characters originally created by L. Frank Baum in 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', WICKED has become a global phenomenon featuring astounding technical wizardry, stunning costumes and show-stopping songs by three-time Academy Award winner Stephen Schwartz.

This spectacular production of WICKED, acclaimed by the Northern Echo as "the ultimate Broadway experience for theatre audiences all over the UK", played a fifteen-city tour of the UK & Ireland from September 2013 - July 2015, winning five-star rave reviews at every venue. It resumed touring in July 2016 to embark on a major international tour including engagements in Singapore, Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai and Beijing. The production then returns in 2018, with The Bristol Hippodrome being the first venue in this much anticipated return to the UK & Ireland.

WICKED is already the 17th longest running show in West End theatre history and recently celebrated a decade of performances at London's Apollo Victoria Theatre, where it continues an open-ended run. Around the world, WICKED has now been seen by over 50 million people in 15 countries, and won over 100 major awards.

WICKED has music and lyrics by multi Grammy and Academy Award-winner Stephen Schwartz (Godspell and Disney's Pocahontas, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Enchanted) and is based on the acclaimed novel 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' by Gregory Maguire and adapted for the stage by Winnie Holzman. Musical staging is by Tony Award-winner Wayne Cilento and the production is directed by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe Mantello.

WICKED is produced around the world by Marc Platt, Universal Stage Productions, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone. Executive Producer (UK & Ireland) Michael McCabe.

Casting for the 2018 UK & Ireland Tour is to be announced.

For more information, visit www.WickedTheMusical.co.uk.