Planning + safeguarding
Learning Outside the Classroom
As well as booking tickets and more, the Learning Team provides all the planning resources
and support needed to deliver safe, purposeful, and memorable LOtC trips and visits:
Planning guide
Our planning guide contains everything needed to assist in the evaluation, management,
and safeguarding of offsite visits, including materials to support the completion of
risk assessments and all venue-related emergency and practical procedures.
Venue preview video
Our free venue preview video enables Visit Leaders to assess the venue, and familiarise
themselves with the environment and location of facilities, in advance of attendance.
Free resources + additional learning opportunities
Wicked is “packed with content that mirrors the framework for personal development”
(Belleville Primary School), and to maximise the educational value and learning potential of
every visit, we provide educators with a range of free resources and lesson plans, as
well as a popular programme of official workshops , and post-show Q&As .
Supporting resources
To assist Visit Leaders, EVCs, Enrichment Coordinators, Extra Curricular Activity
Coordinators, school travel organisers, school leaders, subject teachers, and youth group
leaders with the planning and delivery of a visit to experience Wicked live on-stage
in London, we provide free supporting resources and information.
Everything you need to plan a visit to Wicked is contained within our free planning guide,
including materials to support safeguarding and risk management, a seating plan showing
emergency exits and toilets, and all venue-related emergency and practical procedures:
Our free venue preview video shows the layout of all public areas of the theatre, its proximity
to public transport, the coach and minibus drop-off/pick-up location on Vauxhall Bridge Road,
and arrival procedures, so you’ll know exactly what to expect before you arrive:
Here you will find information about venue access and accessibility, as well as details of
all upcoming captioned, audio-described, and signed performances:
Please note that loud sound effects, flashing lights, smoke effects,
and strobe lighting feature in the production.
Schools, colleges, and youth groups can download our free cast list. Additionally, the
Souvenir Programme is purchasable throughout the venue or via the online shop
Please note that cashless payments are in operation at the venue.
As part of British History studies and learning experiences, an outing to Wicked provides
the opportunity to visit one of London’s most unique theatres and heritage buildings.
Discover more about its incredible history with our free resource:
The area local to the venue, known as Victoria, and named in honour of Queen Victoria
(1819-1901), provides a wealth of additional opportunities for SMSC, PSHE, RE,
History, and British Values teaching:
If your school is in a London Borough, you can register for free off-peak school party travel:
Photo credits: Top left: iStock.com/Solstock. Top right: iStock.com/Solstock Middle left: iStock/LeoPatrizi. Middle right: Alice Boagey