Free open-air Wicked sing-along screening to take place next month

Wicked will have a special, free sing-along screening on the side of the Thames next month.

Part one of the Jon M Chu-directed screen adaptation starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande set box office records over its opening weekend.

Based on the hit novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, Wicked tells the story of two unlikely university friends in the land of Oz, one destined to become Glinda the Good and the other, the Wicked Witch of the West. Wicked writers Winnie Holzman (book) and Stephen Schwartz (score) collaborated on the screenplay with Dana Fox.

Wicked was released in cinemas on 22 November 2024 and you can read our review here. Erivo and Grande were both nominated for Academy Awards for their performances as Elphaba and Glinda, while the film was nominated for Best Picture. It picked up two Academy Awards at the 2025 ceremony in the following categories: Best Costume Design (for Paul Tazewell) and Production Design (for Nathan Crowley).

It will now be screened at London Bridge’s The Scoop amphitheatre, with the sing-along taking place on 22 July. On top of Wicked, there will also be screenings of Moana 2, Despicable Me 4, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Inside Out 2 and If.

Looking ahead, the musical sequel will be released on 21 November 2025. You can watch the trailer here: