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Closing: September 09, 2024

Oliver! - West End History , Info & More

Gielgud Theatre
(Piccadilly Circus) Shaftesbury Avenue London

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 end of the year.

Oliver! will begin performances at Gielgud Theatre on Saturday 14 December 2024.

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.

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Oliver! FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What are the songs in Oliver! and what's the order?
Food, Glorious Food Oliver! I Shall Scream Boy for Sale That's Your Funeral Where Is Love? Consider Yourself You've Got to Pick a Pocket or Two It's a Fine Life I'd Do Anything Be Back Soon Oom-Pah-Pah My Name As Long As He Needs Me Who Will Buy? Reviewing the Situation Opening Credits Food Glorious Food Oliver! I Shall Scream! Boy For Sale That's Your Funeral Where is Love? Consider Yourself You've Got to Pick a Pocket Or Two It's a Fine Life I'd Do Anything Be Back Soon Oom-Pah-Pah My Name! As Long As He Needs Me Where is Love? (Reprise) Who Will Buy? It's a Fine Life (Reprise) Reviewing the Situation Oliver! (Reprise) As Long As He Needs Me (Reprise) Reviewing the Situation (Reprise) Finale

Oliver! History

Other Productions of Oliver!

1960   West End Original London Production
West End
1963   Broadway Broadway Production
Broadway
1965   Broadway Return Engagement [Broadway]
Broadway
1976   Milburn, NJ (Regional) Paper Mill Production
Milburn, NJ (Regional)
1979   Regional (US) Regional Revival
Regional (US)
1984   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway
1994   Milburn, NJ (Regional) Paper Mill Production
Milburn, NJ (Regional)
1994   West End London Revival
West End
2009   West End London Revival
West End
2011   UK Tour UK Tour
UK Tour
2018   East Haddam, CT (Regional) Goodspeed Musicals Revival
East Haddam, CT (Regional)
2023   Off-Broadway New York City Center Encores! Production
Off-Broadway
   West End
West End
2025   West End
West End

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