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Spectacular is the word used by Cameron Mackintosh - 'more than ever before,' with over a hundred actors and musicians. We look forward to seeing the play when the exciting new Nancy and Oliver - and others develop their characters. The songs of Lionel Bart’s can't fail to come to life again as we look forward to Atkinson's, You've Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two.
Oliver Twist the story was a whistle blower to the Victorian public about the state of the poor being unacceptably inhuman. It was in the days where public opinion still affected politicians so Dickens' book changed things. So-called laws were refuted as not based on common law and the behaviour of the workforce barons had to become more naturally in line with human rights - just a bit.
Oliver Twist is a universal favourite globally.
The Story
A little boy grows up as an orphan in a baby 'farm' to provide child labour for a workhouse - at 7 if they are fit enough. Always hungry, fed on gruel and beaten casually Dickens revealed these children being reared as stock. Oliver Twist was a gentle naive person who did not fit in and when he asked for more gruel they saw him as a troublemaker and gave him away with a fiver to apprentice to an undertaker.
He was set up by the jealous wife and was beaten cruelly so he ran away. He gradually became accustomed to a life of pickpocketing with the other children having the benefit of food and companionship.
In the end the strain of living against natural humanity took its toll on the characters who had rough justice meted out - unless they turned around and did good of course.
It's a brilliant musical and the songs and story - not to mention the production - are worth taking in this time around - more than ever.
Rupert Goold - Director,
Matthew Bourne - Choreographer
Anthony Ward - Sets.
Paul Constable - Lighting
Paul Groothuis - Sound design
William D Brohn - Orchestrations
Cast:
Rowan Atkinson - Fagin (until 18th July 2009)
Jodie Prenger - Nancy -Tamsin Carroll - Nancy (Weds & thurs evenings)
Burn Gorman - Bill Sikes
Gwion Jones, Harry Stott or Laurence Jeffcoate - Oliver
Julian Glover - Mr Brownlow
Rosemary Leech - Mrs Bedwin
Julius D’Silva - Mr Bumble
Julian Bleach - Mr Sowerberry
Louise Gold - Mrs Sowerberry
Wendy Ferguson - Widow Corney
Eric Dibb Fuller, Robert Madge or
Ross McCormack - Artful Dodger
Also featuring:
Chris Bennett, Jay Bryce, Philip Catchpole, Matthew Clark, Mary Cormack, Hadrian Delacey, Alison Dormer, Tom Edden, Cara Elston, Susan Fay, Jenny Fitzpatrick, Lyndsey Gardiner, Ian Jervis, Robert Kershaw, Tim Laurenti, Rebecca Louis, Clare Rickard, David Roberts, Oliver Roll, Myra Sands, Charlotte Spencer, Spencer Stafford, Hollie Taylor and Lynne Wilmot.
Please note: Rowan Atkinson is on holiday 26th March to 5th April 2009
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