Penshaw Monument looks Wicked as it celebrates return of hit show

Penshaw Monument looks a bewitching sight tonight after going green.
By The Newsroom
Published 1st Feb 2017, 16:38 BST
Updated 1st Feb 2017, 18:26 BST
Penshaw Monument has gone green to celebrate the return of Wicked to Sunderland EmpirePenshaw Monument has gone green to celebrate the return of Wicked to Sunderland Empire
Penshaw Monument has gone green to celebrate the return of Wicked to Sunderland Empire

To celebrate tickets going on sale for hit musical Wicked’s return to Sunderland Empire next year, the landmark was lit in the signature colour of the show.

The news that it would return to the High Street West theatre for a four-week run from September 4-29, 2018, was met with much excitement by its legion of fans.

The hit show will be back next yearThe hit show will be back next year
The hit show will be back next year
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It proved to be one of the most popular shows ever staged at the Empire during its North East debut in March and April 2015, that was seen by more than 56,000 theatregoers.

The show gives an alternative version of the Witches of Oz story and is based on the novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire. It features tracks Popular and Defying Gravity.

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