"So much happened before Dorothy dropped in"

"Double, double toil and trouble.  


Fire burn, and caldron bubble." 

Many of you will recognise the above quote from 
Shakespeare's 'Macbeth'.  These are the words uttered,
almost as a chorus, by the three heinous witches as they 
prepare a potent potion.  The whole of last week I had those 
lines stuck in my head, alongside the lyrics to 'Defying 
gravity'...spot the connection yet?  Yes, the witch themed 
thoughts were thanks to my subconscious getting worked 
up and excited about watching the musical 'Wicked'.


On Saturday MW and I braved the rain and ventured out to 
the theater to watch the Australian cast in their rendition of 
the Broadway musical, Wicked.  This story is based on the 
life and times of the wicked witch of the West, who you 
might remember as the green-skinned, flying-monkey-
commanding, terror from the Wizard of Oz.  And it is through 
Wicked that one learns that Alphaba was in actual fact not 
all that bad, merely misunderstood...some might say ;) 


We arrived with just enough time to grab a bite to eat and 
make our way to our seats.  We found ourselves in the 
gallery, front row, with a stench that can only be described 
as putrid.  Well I suppose that is not the ONLY word that 
may describe it, but the bottom line is that there was a foul 
smell that made my gag reflexes kick in every couple of 
seconds.  Luckily we were not the only ones who could 
smell it, and after listening to other people complain we 
jumped on the metaphorical bandwagon. The result, 
AWESOME seats (in the wheelchair section)!! 


You know how when you are so consumed in something 
that when you glimpse at your watch you realise that you 
have been absorbed in it for ages more than the few minutes 
you thought you were??  Well, that is what this show was 
like.  I got sucked into an emerald coloured land in which 
time seemed to slow to a snail's pace.  The singing, acting, 
props and set, the costumes and the story were all perfect! 
Absolutely worth every penny.  So if you have the required 
number of pennies, and the time, I would HIGHLY 
recommend seeing this spectacular show. 

At the entrance to the theater. ^^

(And for my Korean friends who are worried about not 
understanding everything, FRET NOT!  There are screens 
with Korean subtitles all over the theater.)