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Is Wicked: For Good all that good? And what are the humbug shows to see this winter?

A packed agenda on this week’s episode!

Alex Wood

Alex Wood

Sarah Crompton

Sarah Crompton

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21 November 2025

Wicked: For Good and Paranormal Activity, © Universal and Kyle Flubacker
Wicked: For Good and Paranormal Activity, © Universal and Kyle Flubacker

Welcome to the WhatsOnStage Podcast!

Chief critic Sarah Crompton and editor-in-chief Alex Wood host a weekly series on all things theatrical. News, views, frank exchanges and lists offer an unmissable guide to what’s happening on stage (and in film and on television) now, in the past and in future.

This week, Wood has been to see Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo to bring the Wicked story to its conclusion. And Sarah has been scouring the theatre listings to find alternatives to Christmas jollity – and we’ve selected an array of top shows to see that might be slightly less joyful.

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