Welcome to GreenWitch

Attention all Ozians! London’s beautiful Royal Borough of Greenwich has had a WICKED makeover, changing its name to GREENWITCH in celebration of the cinematic spectacular flying into cinemas on 22 November.

Greenwich is home to the Prime Meridian line, which divides the world into East and West, so it’s the picture-perfect place to look to the western sky in homage to Elphaba who sings the song Defying Gravity with the line “If you care to find me, look to the western sky”.

And on the evening of 20th November, at the Royal Observatory, precisely where the Eastern and Western hemispheres meet, the stars of Wicked switched on the Greenwich Meridian laser beam. Grammy, Emmy and Tony winning powerhouse and Academy Award® nominee Cynthia Erivo, pop culture icon Jeff Goldblum, Olivier Award winner and Emmy nominee Jonathan Bailey and director Jon M. Chu all attended the magical photocall, in which, after the green laser divided the night’s sky, surrounding buildings from the Queen’s House to the Old Royal Naval College lit up green in honour of Erivo’s character, Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West.

From now until 24 November, fans and visitors can collect a special free map and embark on a spell-binding walking trail to find the signs that have changed their name to GreenWitch – from road signs to the newly revamped GreenWitch Market, GreenWitch Picturehouse and The Green Café to the University of GreenWitch and Greenwich Students Union, which are partnering with Shiz University from the movie. Look out for the waterfall installation, ‘University of GreenWitch’ globe and ‘University of GreenWitch’ signage that guides the way.

Start your visit at GreenWitch Tourist Information Centre to collect a map (while stocks last), or you can download your digital version here.

You can read more about GreenWitch in our press releases here.

Have fun exploring GreenWitch!