London’s St. Pancras International station has a giant, stagey Christmas Tree this year.
In partnership with Universal Pictures, this year’s Christmas Tree is themed around new movie musical Wicked.
The huge 11 metre tall tree is billed as an ode to the Emerald City featured in Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, based on the global blockbuster stage musical.
Visitors got a surprise yesterday, 20 November 2024, when star of the movie Jeff Goldblum sat down and played at the public piano next to the Wicked tree!
Jeff is in town for the European premiere of Wicked, which took place on 18 November at the Royal Festival Hall in London. Reviews have started to come in for the big-budget movie version of Wicked.
Around the Wicked-themed Christmas tree at St. Pancras are immersive Ozian booths for plenty of Wicked photo opportunities, and playing music from the film.
In the tree itself features over 100 intricately illuminated towers housing tiny windows, each highlighting characters from the film.
In the centre of the tree hidden in windows is a diorama of the wonderful land of Oz, boasting hand-crafted detail.The to-scale replica of the entire land of Oz, linked by an illuminated yellow brick road to the Emerald City, Shiz University and Munchkinland, features over 1,000 miniature flowers.
The tree took 20 expert craft people over 4,000 hours to create.
The Wicked movie stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist Ariana Grande as Glinda.
The film also stars Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton, Fellow Travelers) and actor Jeff Goldblum as the legendary Wizard of Oz. Wicked arrives in UK cinemas on 22 November 2024.
News of a number of cameo appearances in the Wicked movie are also starting to come out, including the show’s composer Stephen Schwarz.
Erika Lewington, Marketing Director at Universal Pictures International, UK & Eire Ltd, said in a statement: “We are delighted to partner with St. Pancras International to bring the world of Wicked to life through this enchanting Christmas Tree. The central London station’s spectacular architecture provided the perfect Ozmopolitan backdrop for this cinematic moment. We hope the wickedly dazzling experience enriches peoples’ journeys and brings a touch of magic to one of London’s most iconic destinations.”
Wicked is also playing live in London’s West End, running at the Apollo Victoria Theatre, and booking to 1 June 2025.
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Also, Book tickets to WICKED at the Apollo Victoria Theatre London
UPDATES: First published 6 November 2024; Updated 21 November 2024
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