Showing posts with label Celebration. Show all posts
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Sunday, October 19, 2025

'A Wicked Celebration' at BFI Southbank Mezzanine Gallery

Glinda

Saturday October 18, 2025.

Erin, and to a lesser extent Keilyn, have a fascination with 'Wicked'. Both have seen the movie, while Erin has seen the 'Wicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz', or, more simply, 'Wicked the Musical', at the Apollo Victoria Theatre.

So, Erin was exceedingly excited when she discovered that there was a free exhibition of behind-the-scenes photography, costumes and replica props from the forthcoming movie 'Wicked: For Good', being held in London.

So, off Erin and I set.

Wicked For Good

The exhibition was to celebrate Jon M. Chu's 'Wicked: For Good', the follow-up to the award-winning 'Wicked'.

Set on the mezzanine gallery at the British Film Institute, there were photographs on display, showing glimpses of what goes on behind-the-scenes. This included set design, costume design and more.

Then there were the glass display cabinets, where  a model of the Emerald City Express, Ozian coins, the Grimmerie, Glinda's wand and Elphaba and Glinda's costumes could be admired.

Cast and Characters

It was a small but informative exhibition, with roughly thirty people walking through the gallery, at any one time.

Erin thoroughly enjoyed the exhibition, filling her with anticipation for the film's release on November 21, 2025.

Elphaba

The exhibition has been running since October 9, at BFI Southbank Mezzanine, and finishes on October 19 at 17:00.

Being a free event, no tickets are required. But, capacity is limited, so entry is on a first-served basis.

Gallery

Sunday, March 04, 2018

Chinese New Year Parade 2018

Year of the Dog 2018
Flying High.
An early start saw us reaching Charing Cross Road, in order to find a good vantage point from which to watch the parade. The majority of the route was already full of spectators, but we still managed to find suitable spot.

As always, with a parade on this scale, there was a delayed start, but it was soon underway and we found that we were had a pretty good view; On the kerb, with no one in front of us.

After the parade finished we headed through Chinatown, back through Leicester Square and down on to Trafalgar Square.

After taking in the atmosphere we headed off for some food, before heading home.