Wicked - New UK and Ireland Tour (2018)

To be fair, I’m so good at riffing people often can’t stand up by the time I’m done.

The Dragon is present (As seen in the pic) but correct me if I am wrong but the dragon doesn't really do anything on tour, not like in the west end

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The Dragon does move...kinda. her head bobs from side to side and wings go up and down, none of the fancy flapping about that we get in London. She's also automated, whereas London is manual.

This suggests that Nikki has performed today?

Well isn't that lovely!

I’m pretty much convinced Amy & Helen are my favourite ever pairing, there is just something about these two!

Quick updates:
* Dragon eyes light up but no smoke or movement.
* In the Wizard’s lair there was no ensemble monkey bit with them all hanging off the grid, Chistery/Morrible/Wizard just looked at the back wall!
* We had a “look to the western sky” style growl. I believe Ellis’s people are currently onto Ross’s people to discuss breach of trademark!

It must be technical as they’ve always had it. I saw it in Bristol last time but can’t remember not seeing that bit, I’d have probably remembered it being different!?

I recently saw Wicked on Broadway and was immediately annoyed when two young girls were sat in front of me. They were perhaps 7 or 8 at the most? Anyway, throughout the entire performance they were constantly talking to eachother, stretching their arms (and legs!) into the air in front of them, turning their heads around to look at the audience behind them and just generally causing a great deal of annoyance to me (and the lovely family sitting next to me) for the entire show. I understand that Wicked is by no means a complex show, but I really feel that the age restriction on the show should be 12+, children younger than this really just don't seem to hold the attention span necessary to sit still through a show this long and can't pick up on the themes that run through the show. Even during the spectacle of Defying Gravity one of the girls had her head turned around because she deemed staring at me to be of more interest.

The grandparents of these girls were no better really, talking to them throughout the entire show and not once reprimanding them for their poor behaviour. It really makes you wonder why they would pay $240 per seat (I found out the prices of their seats) so they could not pay attention throughout the show. Surely a day at an activity/play centre would have been a much better use of that kind of money. Whenever I see children sitting near me in Wicked, I just groan as time and time again they prove they can't behave appropriately in the theatre. I think perhaps I have only ever had one child behave well in my many times seeing Wicked, and that was because she fell asleep! Rant over, sorry! (and no offence to anyone who brings well behaved children to the theatre, perhaps I've just been unlucky to always be stuck with the brats!)

hahahaha! that's funny/kind of creepy. 

I honestly tell people to behave now if their sh*t bad banners are distracting me. I don't see why I need to sit through their own performance of bad behavior and misery. 

Just booked for next Saturday's Matinee, at £27.50 for front stalls I could not resist. Hoping H30 is ok for those who know the Hippodrome? And will it be Nikki Bentley at matinees?

Thanks for all the info! To be honest I'd rather it was Amy and then I might try to see Nikki later on in the run when she's had more shows.

Row H usually gives a great view, sat there many times.
Avoid AA and A if you care about seeing feet, otherwise you get a good view sat anywhere in the stalls. I've only ever had my view blocked once by some ridiculously tall person and even then it wasn't completely blocked.

Booked myself another trip for Friday evening. £27.50 seats are too good to pass up on. That's the fourth time I've booked for Bristol now, also there on Tuesday and the final Saturday. Hoping Nikki gets an evening show during the 9 show week as I'd love to catch her Elphie