Awards presented in association with the National Literacy Trust

Best-selling author Dan Freedman joins as an Ambassador

First News returns as Media Partner for 2019

Deadline for entries: 18 March 2019

To submit entries, visit: www.WickedYoungWriterAwards.com

WEST END SENSATION NOW BOOKING TO 30 NOVEMBER 2019

FIVE EXTRA SHOWS ADDED THIS CHRISTMAS

The cast and company of the West End and Broadway musical sensation WICKED are once again aiming to raise thousands of pounds to boost the Woodland Trust’s tree planting initiatives.

WICKED YOUNG WRITER AWARDS, created by the producers of the musical WICKED in partnership with the National Literacy Trust, is pleased to announce that entries are now open for the ninth year of the annual national creative writing competition. Entries close on 18 March 2019. Full details can be found at www.WickedYoungWriterAwards.com

ALREADY THE 5^TH LONGEST RUNNING MUSICAL CURRENTLY PLAYING IN LONDON
WICKED, the West End and Broadway musical sensation that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, celebrates its landmark 12^th birthday today (27 September 2018) at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre, where the “hugely popular show” (The Times) continues an open-ended run.

WICKED, the “gravity-defying Wizard of Oz prequel” (Time Out) that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, will tonight (Thursday 9 August 2018) play its landmark 5000th performance at London’s Apollo Victoria Theatre.

Get a look at the first pictures of new principal cast members David Witts as Fiyero and Chris Jarman as Doctor Dillamond together with current cast members Alice Fearn as Elphaba, Sophie Evans as Glinda and Rosa O’Reilly, who takes over the role of Nessarose.

7 year old from Derbyshire composes a poem showing great empathy for a homeless man

FOR GOOD winner writes an empowering letter to a baby girl about sisterhood and self-belief

A growing awareness of an ageing population and dementia voiced as a common theme

Ed Balls, Cressida Cowell and Caleb Femi amongst this year’s panel of judges

ACCLAIMED UK & IRELAND TOUR PREMIERED AT THE PALACE THEATRE IN 2013
AND NOW RETURNS FOR A FINAL TIME FROM 4 DECEMBER 2018

ALICE FEARN AND SOPHIE EVANS CONTINUE AS ELPHABA AND GLINDA

CHRIS JARMAN JOINS THE COMPANY TO PLAY DOCTOR DILLAMOND

CURRENT CAST MEMBER ROSA O’REILLY TAKES OVER THE ROLE OF NESSAROSE

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED DAVID WITTS TO STAR AS FIYERO

FORMER EASTENDERS STAR WILL MAKE HIS WEST END DEBUT IN THE HIT MUSICAL

HIT WEST END MUSICAL ANNOUNCES 2018/19 CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

FIVE EXTRA SHOWS ADDED - ON 24, 27, 28 & 30 DECEMBER 2018 AND 3 JANUARY 2019

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR ALL CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PERFORMANCES