Wicked at the Apollo Victoria theatre
Last Thursday Dr B. treated me to a show to celebrate our four-year anniversary.
We had decided we were not going to get each other presents (Christmas was a little over a month ago, my birthday is round the corner and then it's Valentine's day) but to go out instead.
So he got tickets to go and see Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, and I bought dinner. Well, a small box of chocolates, a mini Smarties egg and two Starbucks Grande Caramel Frappuccinos (light, as if it made any difference).
We had both read Overyourhead's short review of the show that said '…just lame. Shame' and so wew were not expecting much.
It turned out it was the best musical we had ever seen. For me at least, it all came together very well, and it was a definite case of the total being far greater than the sum of the parts.
What I thought was particularly well achieved was the way the story wove in and out of The Wizard of Oz, and I was very grateful to Dr B. for making me watch the movie beforehand (I had never seen it until the end). True, that must have been a merit of the book the theatre production is based upon, but transporting it into the contrived medium of a musical was quite an achievement.
So a big thank you to Dr B. for what in fact turned out to be a big anniversary present after all.
Instead, I just got him an exact copy of his current breakfast set, and that was only because he only ever drinks from one favourite cup, and having two means that I won't have to handwash it as often as now in between dishwasher loads.
Wednesday 7 February 2007 at 10:11 pm
I don't think you've mentioned your big birthday often enough yet… :-)
Thursday 8 February 2007 at 12:43 am
I love it when low expectations lead to an enjoyable experience. "Wicked's "not my favorite show (I sort of hated it the first time I saw it), but it's really grown on me over the past couple years.
Stay tuned for "Drowsy Chaperone" this summer. It's a hoot.
And happy anniversary!