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Oliver The Musical
Gielgud Theatre
Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver!, which he has fully reconceived with director and choreographer Matthew Bourne, will open in London at the Gielgud Theatre on Saturday 14 December 2024, following a sold-out season at Chichester Festival Theatre.
The cast includes Simon Lipkin (Guys and Dolls, Avenue Q) as Fagin, Shanay Holmes (Miss Saigon, The Bodyguard) as Nancy, Aaron Sidwell (Henry VI, Wicked) as Bill Sikes, Billy Jenkins (Les Misérables, BBC’s Dodger) as the Artful Dodger and Philip Franks (The Rocky Horror Show, Witness for the Prosecution) as Mr Brownlow.
With a sensational score, including Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, You’ve Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two, I’d Do Anything, Oom Pah Pah, As Long As He Needs Me and many more, the Olivier, Tony and Oscar-winning masterpiece vividly brings to life Dickens’ ever-popular story of the boy who asked for more.
Produced and revised by Cameron Mackintosh, Oliver! is directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne and co-directed by Jean-Pierre van der Spuy. Designed by Lez Brotherston, lighting design is by Paule Constable and Ben Jacobs, sound design by Adam Fisher, video design by George Reeve, original orchestrations by William David Brohn adapted by Stephen Metcalfe; music supervision is by Graham Hurman.
A Cameron Mackintosh & Chichester Festival Theatre production.
‘LIONEL BART’S MUSICAL MASTERPIECE’
Sunday Times
★★★★★ ‘A WHOPPING GREAT HIT … TUNES, GLORIOUS TUNES!’
Mail on Sunday
‘BOTTLED JOY … GUARANTEED TO PUT A SPRING IN YOUR STEP’
Daily Telegraph
‘A WINNER … THE AUDIENCE EXPLODES INTO PASSIONATE APPLAUSE’
The Times
★★★★★ ‘A GLORIOUS DICKENS OF A SHOW’
Daily Mail
‘DIVINE… A TIMELESS CLASSIC. BART’S SONGS LEAVE YOU FLOATING ON AIR’
The Guardian
★★★★★ CAMERON MACKINTOSH and MATTHEW BOURNE’S ‘GLORIOUS, SUMPTUOUS, REVELATORY REVIVAL’
WhatsOnStage
Tickets
Oliver Tickets
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Which Theatre
Gielgud Theatre at Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 6AR
Duration
Approximately 2 hours and 40 minutes, including an interval.
Any Questions
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Cancellation Policy
No refunds or exchanges are available after purchase.
Age Recommendation
The age recommendation is 7+.
This production includes gunfire and smoke.
Everyone, regardless of age, must have their own ticket to enter the theatre. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by and sat next to a ticketholder who is at least 18 years old. Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted. Latecomers may not be admitted until a suitable break but we cannot guarantee admittance into the performance.
Can I Video or Take Photos?
The use of cameras and sound recording equipment is strictly prohibited.
CAST
Cast and Creative
Cast
Simon Lipkin – Fagin
Shanay Holmes – Nancy
Aaron Sidwell – Bill Sikes
Billy Byers – Artful Dodger
Oscar Conlon-Morrey – Mr Bumble
Katy Secombe – Widow Corney
Stephen Matthews – Mr Sowerberry / Dr Grimwig
Jamie Birkett – Mrs Sowerberry / Mrs Bedwin
Philip Franks – Mr Brownlow
Cian Eagle-Service – Oliver Twist
Raphael Korniets – Oliver Twist
Jack Philpott – Oliver Twist
Odo Rowntree-Bailly – Oliver Twist
Rachael Archer – Ensemble
Tegan Bannister – Ensemble
Adam Boardman – Ensemble
Lois Craig – Swing
Harry Cross – Dandy
Stephen John Davis – Swing
Bethany Huckle – Swing
Callum Hudson – Noah Claypole
Ebony Jonelle – Ensemble
Bethan Keens – Charlotte
Danny Lane – Swing
Isabelle Methven – Bet
Peter Nash – Ensemble
Josh Patel-Foster – Ensemble
Sam Peggs – Ensemble
Jasmine Sakyiama – Swing
Wendy Somerville – Old Sally
Charlie Stripp – Swing
Leah Vassell – Ensemble
Matthew Whennell-Clark – Ensemble
Lochlan White – Charley Bates
Rudy Gibson – Understudy Artful Dodger
William Skinner – Understudy Artful Dodger
Creative
Lionel Bart – Book, Music and Lyrics
Cameron Mackintosh – Producer, Revisions and New Material
Matthew Bourne – Director and Choreographer
Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy – Co-Director
Lez Brotherston – Designer
Graham Hurman – Musical Supervisor and Conductor
Paule Constable – Lighting Designer
Ben Jacobs – Lighting Designer
Adam Fisher – Sound Designer
George Reeve – Projection Designer
William David Brohn – Original Orchestrations
Stephen Metcalfe – New Orchestrations
Sam Archer – Choreographic Associate
Etta Murfitt – Choreographic Associate
Verity Naughton CDG – Children’s Casting Director
Tom O’Brien – Resident Director
Jaye Elster – Resident Choreographer & Children’s Director
Huw Evans – Associate Musical Director
Joseph Bisat Marshall – Associate Scenic Designer
Ollie Durrant – Associate Sound Designer
