Andrew and I were given tickets by Visit London to see one of the preview showings of The Wizard of Oz at the London Palladium. Of course this is the Andrew Lloyd Weber production starring Michael Crawford and Danielle Hope, who won the BBC 'Dorothy' series of programmes.
We went last night and we had a good evening.
Firstly we had a meal at Silk, a restaurant just along from the Palladium located in the actual courtroom where Oscar Wilde was tried. Not a bad meal but not a great one either.
The show was enjoyable, the performances were fine, the staging was amazing. But in the end there was a lack of emotion. Somehow, the expensive (£6m) staging overwhelmed the story and the performances. So whilst there was nothing wrong with the whole production, somehow it didn't quite grab me in any deep way. It remained rather superficial. Worth seeing, but not likely to remain embedded in my memory.
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Far better to see Wicked, much more enjoyable and effective. Still Oz has the wonderful Hannah Waddingham.
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She was wonderful as the Wicked Witch of the West, as indeed was Emily Tierney (also previously in Wicked)as the Good Witch. Thanks for the recommendation - Wicked is on my list.
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