Cynthia Erivo and Jonathan Bailey are obsessed
with each other. If time weren’t their rarest luxury,
and it is when you’re two of Britain’s busiest
actors leading one of the year’s most feverishly
anticipated films while quietly preparing for
whatever’s next, they’d happily lose themselves
in hours of conversation. They share the same
references, same humour, and finish each other
sentences. It’s no coincidence, then, that they
were cast to bring one of modern theatre’s most
charged love stories to life. Cynthia and Jonathan’s
chemistry is, for no lack of a better word, wicked.

On a sunlit London morning, two months before
they board the Emerald Express one last time in
Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: For Good, the pair share a
bed with Wonderland to talk about life beyond Oz
for our Winter 25 issue – reflecting on time,
friendship, and their magnetic creative kinship.

Photography by JUANKR
Styling by Jason Bolden 
Words by Sofia Ferreira
Make-up by Joanna Simkin at The Wall Group 
Nails by Shea Osei 
Grooming by Ben Talbott at The Wall Group 
Set Design by Kate Sutton at Maison Mardi Management
1st Photography Assistant Andrew Magurran
2nd Photography Assistant Alex José
Fashion Assistant John Mumblo
Set Design Assistant and Set Builder Roman Snow
Runner Scarlett Milroy
Videography by Jay Sentrosi