Oliver!
Oliver! Is back in town, with a West End transfer that delivers thrills in so many ways. First, the cast. We have 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. There’s an impressive creative team behind this latest revival in a string of long-runs going right back to 1960, when Lionel Bart first wrote the book, songs and lyrics.
The plot follows young orphaned Oliver, who flees a brutal workhouse to find a new home in sleazy underground London with the entrepreneurial Fagin and his gang of child pickpockets, kind hearted Nancy, and of course the Artful Dodger. Although the story is almost two centuries old, it’s still powerful stuff. And the show tunes are magical. It’s directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne and co-directed by Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy, with a new take on the sets from the legendary Lez Brotherston, who recreates Victorian London ingeniously and atmospherically. A real festive treat!
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Amazing.. All brilliant…esp Fagan and Nancy👏👏
Elizabeth, 19 Feb 2025
Fantastic production Took my mum to see Oliver today as I bought her tickets for Christmas gift! It’s one her favourite films and the production did not disappoint. The music was wonderful, it was well acted and the children did amazing jobs! The theatre staff were very helpful helping us navigate the easier routes (my mum needs a cane). The seating was a little cramped and at times we could not see the top of the production from our seats but restricted view was not listed at sale! Overall it was fantastic and we would recommend going to see this!
Emmy, 19 Feb 2025
Brilliant !! Fabulous performance of Oliver. A must see !!
Maria, 16 Feb 2025
Must see Really good production, that stayed true to the film musical. Great young actors
Martynas, 14 Feb 2025
A joyful revival! Does not dissappoint! Such a wonderful revival of this beloved show that the audience knows so well. The production really respected the play and rose to the expectations of an audience coming to see a familiar classic. It is everything you want to see in a west end production of Oliver. So much fun and so alive!
Arabella, 12 Feb 2025
Brilliant !!! Went as a family and loved the show, highly recommended !!!
Julian, 11 Feb 2025
Must see! Joy to watch, absolute triumph 🙌
Acting, music, lights, staging- fantastic! The energy on the stage is captivating. Absolute must see!
Olga, 11 Feb 2025
This production does not meet up with the original Very stiff coreography. Kind of a blah production compared to the original.
Bernard, 11 Feb 2025
Top show, top cast Don't miss this show! Incredible cast,Incredible effects Incredible music! 2 hours 40 minutes of sheer enjoyment which unfortunately went to quickly
David, 10 Feb 2025
Wonderfully adaptation of a classic Loved everything about it the songs, lighting, costumes and staging was all excellent the cast faultless especially the younger members would recommend it to anybody.
Paul, 08 Feb 2025
Absolutely fantastic! Utterly brilliant, thoroughly recommend.
Stephen, 05 Feb 2025
great sing along parts of the show were to violent not keeping with the films head butting things like that i took my partner and her daughter 11 years old she was upset with some of the violent parts
however the show was briliant apart from the part i wrote down.
martin, 04 Feb 2025
Brilliant Loved everything about the show . The actors were fantastic, the set was amazing. It’s a very small theatre, we sat at the side , couldn’t see all the stage . Definitely would recommend this show .
Claire, 02 Feb 2025
Traditional Musical Brilliant singing ad dancing and totally maintained the tradition of the original production.
Scene changes true Macintosh and Fagin, Nancy and Oliver stand out performers backed by a superb young cast.
The Bumbles very like the Thenardiers next door.
All in all one of the best shows I have seen for a long time.
David, 02 Feb 2025
Amazing !!! A fabulous show with a great cast - one of the best in town.
PETER, 31 Jan 2025
Fabulous uplifting Oliver! From the first moment the show opens you are in fir such a treat! An outstanding cast give the performance such joy that it is a delight from start to finish. Go!!!
Nora, 30 Jan 2025
Oliverc Great singing and amazing cast.
Jane, 21 Jan 2025
Best I’ve seen in ages Absolutely loved the show. The characters were amazing, funny yet compassionate and totally believable.
Alan, 18 Jan 2025
Great Show. This is one of the best showsI gave seen it ages. So good. All actors superb. Can't praise it enough.
BRIDGET, 17 Jan 2025
Amazing Blown away with how much I loved this show. It's a must for anyone who remembers the movie.
Richard, 17 Jan 2025
Must see! Absolutely Fabulous!!
janet, 17 Jan 2025
A good revival ! 'a whopping great hit' from Chichester directed by Matthew Bourne has transferred well to the West End. Whilst not a fan of Matthew Bourne's adaptions, in this case he went OTT on Fagan's character, it was a good show with all the original tv adaption story and songs. My only disappointment was the sound system was too loud and with exception of the soloists, the songs were 'shouted' rather than 'sung' and thus lost the tunefulmess.
Lucy, 16 Jan 2025
Must see A magical night out the standing ovation at the end says it all
Michael, 14 Jan 2025
Fabulous, top quality in all aspects Quite a dark interpretation but true to Dickens’ intentions I would guess.
Louise, 12 Jan 2025
Amazing show Great feel good factor, superb singing, dancing and scenery.
My only dislike is the number of stairs to go up . Not particularly good for disabled people .
Eloisa, 11 Jan 2025
Brilliant show It was Amazing loved the show from start to finish.
Fantastic but do not choose seats in the Grand Circle row H or J you cannot see the top of the stage, it was the only disappointment.
Audrey, 09 Jan 2025
Incroyable show lovely evening Was had a lovely moment the view was excellent the show is incredible the costume the light and all the actors were incredible.
We couldn't expect better.
Merrien, 08 Jan 2025
Absolutely fantastic I have seen Oliver so many times in the last 50;years
From infant school to amateur dramatics to broadway and today.
Tonight definitely didn’t let me down.
Will definitely see it again.
PAUL, 07 Jan 2025
Great Musical The show was great as a family outing ... Super costumes and acting ...the biggest issue was getting everyone to London on time with multiple delays on train lines we almost missed it despite leaving loads of time.
David, 06 Jan 2025
Fantastic and emotional Must see show. Great staging and scene setting. Nancys singing was a highlight . Bit surprised by the actors voice playing Bill Sykes . Didn’t have the impact my group thought it needed , or expected, so didn’t create the menace or fear that the part was trying to portray . Maybe it was different down in the stalls !
Go and see it , especially if you are a fan of the films .
Anthony, 03 Jan 2025
Brilliant Apart from the technical issues this is a must see show for all.
David, 31 Dec 2024
Not to be missed! Music performances costumes
And stage setting was all fabulous..
Couldn’t fault the show at all.
Natalie, 24 Dec 2024
Fantastic show greatly talented cast and nice theater too. Loved this show cast all so talented! Fagin and Dodger were superb but whole ensemble (from all main characters & all back up performers made this a show not to be missed).
From our point of view the 1st three rows of the stalls seemed too close to the stage and people had to look up all the time.If they were the only seats left it would still be worth booking as show is brilliant
ALLAN, 24 Dec 2024
