Oliver Theatre Breaks

The beloved story of a kind-hearted orphan set in Victorian London returns to the West End stage with a breathtaking new cast.

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Please note: We have been advised that Jodie Prenger will be on holiday between 28th and 30th January 2010. Tamsin Caroll will be playing the role of Nancy for all performances except on the Friday.

Sarah Lark will be playing the role of Nancy on the Friday.

Oliver! the musical is the timeless story of a well-meaning young orphan boy who stumbles into a life of crime in Victorian London. The story begins in the dank and dirty workhouse where we first meet the story's protagonist, Oliver Twist. The first scene then bursts into life when the whole ensemble rally together to belt out the rousing Food, Glorious Food. When the excitement dies down Oliver steadily plucks up enough courage to ask the imposing Mr Bumble for a second helping of gruel. It is then that calamity suddenly breaks loose! Oliver is banished from the workhouse for his insolence and sent to work for an undertaker. However, only when young Oliver escapes from the cruel clutches of this apprenticeship and runs into the tricky hands of the Artful Dodger and his gang, does the adventure really start hotting up for our spirited hero.

Whilst in London Oliver meets Nancy, the sassy heroine of the show. Caught up in the murky underbelly of the city, this streetwise young woman is trapped in a violent relationship with the barbarous Bill Sikes. Though Nancy takes to Oliver straight away, can she really shield the boy from the dangerous climate of their surroundings and the criminal lure of the gang?

Lionel Bart's spectacular conversion of Dickens' Oliver Twist first hit the London Stage in 1960. Instantly successful, the musical was turned into an Oscar-winning film just eight years later. Following countless triumphant revivals all over the globe, Cameron Mackintosh's production of Oliver! is now playing at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London.

Oliver! the Musical really is a cracker; a real rollercoaster narrative that twists and turns just as you think you know what's about to happen. Punctuated with huge dance routines and lavish show tunes, Oliver! is an experience that is not easily surpassed nor forgotten. So, if you want to catch one of the most hotly anticipated shows in history, book your Oliver the musical tickets from Show and Stay today.

Welsh comedian and actor Griff Rhys Jones is currently playing the role of Fagin.

Jodie Prenger does not appear as Nancy Wednesdays (matinee or evening), or on Thursday evenings. At these performances Tasmin Carroll plays the role of Nancy. Ms Prenger continues in the role of Nancy until March 2010.

For more information see our Oliver! review.

Performance Information

• Theatre:

  Theatre Royal Drury Lane

• Address:

  Theatre Royal Drury Lane,
  Catherine Street,
  WC2B 5JF
  

• Oliver Show Times:

  Monday - Saturday 7.30pm
  Saturday Matinée 2.30pm
  PLEASE ARRIVE AT THE THEATRE AT LEAST 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE SHOW TIME.

• Oliver Show Duration:

  2 hours 30 minutes

• Assisted Performances:

  We are unable to offer tickets for assisted performances. Please contact the theatre directly for more information.

• Nearest Tube Station:

  Covent Garden

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