WICKED to Fly Back to Bristol This Spring

WICKED returns for four weeks only from Tuesday 6 February to Saturday 3 March 2018. Tickets go on general sale on Wednesday 1 February.

Executive Producer Michael McCabe said: "We were overwhelmed by the incredible response from audiences and critics alike when we first brought Wicked to Bristol in February 2015, and it is extraordinary to think that over 70,000 came and saw us. The whole team at the Bristol Hippodrome showed such tremendous enthusiasm and support, and we're all really delighted to begin our return journey at this magnificent venue in this great city."

Jenny Hutchinson, General Manager, Bristol Hippodrome said: "I am absolutely delighted that audiences in and around Bristol have another chance to see Wicked, a true West End blockbuster! Wicked was so popular on its last visit in February '15, it was the talk of the town. Although we've only just welcomed in the New Year, we can't wait until Glinda and Elphaba fly back into Bristol in 2018. My advice, book early!"

Acclaimed as "one of the greatest musicals of our time" (Daily Mail), "a magical mystery tour through the fantasyland of Oz" (London Evening Standard) and "one of the West End's true modern classics" (Metro), WICKEDtells 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, Wickedhas 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. Plattand David Stone. Executive Producer (UK/International Tour) Michael McCabe.

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