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Adapted From Dickens' "Oliver Twist"
Book Music and Lyrics By Lionel Bart
Lionel Bart realised, when he read Dickins "Oliver Twist" that the story really should end about half way through and that there was great potential in it for a musical. The music and dialouge are in an oldish style that appeals to some and not others. However when done well it can be a great sucess.
Again in this show i was very young but I remember being read "Robin Hood" backstage and the benches inthe opening scene being very crowded.
Cast (in order of apperance) and Crew:
Director: Sue Belsham
Musical Director: Paul Belsham
Choreographer: Deborah Bech
Assistant choreographer: Matalie Antoine
Oliver Twist: Kristian Risti
Workhouse Assistants: Mick Bower, Kelda McManus, Barbara Sekuless
Mr Bumble: Robert Beaumont
Widow Corney: Pamela McManus
Mr Sowerberry: Robert Macaulay
Mrs Sowerberry: Barbara Denham
Charlotte: Belinda Sewell
Noah Claypole: Conrad Farrell
The Artful Dodger: Taimus Werner-Gibbings
Fagin: Michael Burgess
Charlie Bates: Rhys Holden
Nancy: Sue Lake-Harris
Bet: Anna Battese
Mr Brownlow: Graham Bauerle
Bill Sykes: Peter Brady
Mrs Bedwin: Pamela Kelly
Old Sally: Kelda McManus
Old Annie: Barbara Sekuless
Workhouse Boys and Fagins Gang: Stephen Bell, Stephen Carberry, Jayden Cooke, Clem Daw, Lincoln Daw, Rhys Holden, Finnian Lattimore, Ross Newton, Stuart Newton, David Ogilvie, Charlie Sanders, Rohan Sforcina, Andrew Symonds, Jonathan Symonds, David Tychse-Smith, Cameron Woolcock
Female Chorus: Kirsten Burch, Sara Carvalho, Renee Danham, Sally Kite, Juliet Lautenbach, Kelda McManus, Cecily Oakley, Melanie Portelli, Libby Warren
Male Chorus: Mick Bower, Andrew Clucas, Rodwell Faulkner, Lincoln Kealy, Richard Mander, Kevin Playford, Will Sanders, Lichael Thomas
Little Girls: Jessica Cooke, Shelly Sforcina, Tallay Whickam
Synopsis:The story begins as the boys file to the table singing "Food Glorious Food". Widow Corney, who runs the workhouse, and Mr Bumble, the parish Beadle, enter and the boys are served their gruel. Oliver, alone and corageous, takes his bowl to bumble and pleade "Please Sir, I want some more." Bumble is outraged. Oliver must go, so he hawks oliver through the streets of london singing "Boy for Sale".
Oliver is sold to Mr Sowerberry, the udertaker. Alone, plaintive and surrounded by coffins Oliver sings "Where is Love?". He runs away and meets the artfull dodger who sings "Consider Yourself". Oliver is taken to the hideout to meet Fagin who welcomes him with the fantastic "You've goot to pick a pocket or two". Nancy, Bill Sykes' girl, and Bet arive and sing "It's a Fine Life". The next day oliver goes with the boys and is arrested by the police, not for picking pockets, but simply for looking guilty.
In Act Two the curtain rises on an underworld taver where Nancy is being encouraged to sing a Music Hall number "Omm-Pah-Pah". Fagin's boys report that Oliver has veen aprehended by the police, but that he was found inocent and is in the care of a wealthy gentleman. Fagin and Sykes Dispatch Nancy to retrive Oliver. Meanwhile, Oliver is quite happy in his new surroundings and sings "Who Will Buy" from his window.
Unfortunately the moment Oliver steps outside he is smatched by Nancy and returned to fagin's. Fagin sing's "Reviewing the situation" and considers going strait. Bumble and Mrs Corney, newly married, disciver that Oliver is the son of a rich family and try to get him back. A regretful Nancy plans to return Oliver to his benefactor. She is fearfull of Sykes, Yet sings "As Long as he Needs Me". Sykes stalks and Kills her. He grabs Oliver and after a chase is shot dead. Oliver is restored to his benefactor who, it turns out, is his own grandfather. fagin, now without the boys, home or money, Reprises "Reviewing the Situation" as the curtains close.