Details

Dickens' Victorian story of a boy in a London workhouse and his adventures on the way to his family. Lionel Bart's most successful musical contains some of the great villains of all time including Fagin and Bill Sykes. The songs include "Food glorious food", "You Got to Pick a Pocket or Two", "Who will buy this wonderful morning", "I am reviewing the situation" and "Consider yourself at Home".

Cast/Performers

Simon Lipkin (Fagin), Shanay Holmes (Nancy), Aaron Sidwell (Bill Sikes), Billy Jenkins (Artful Dodger), Philip Franks (Mr Brownlow)

Creatives/Company

Author: Lionel Bart
Book by: Charles Dickens
Producer: Chichester Festival Theatre
Director(s): Matthew Bourne, Jean-Pierre van der Spuy, Felicity French (CDG - casting), Paul Wooller (CDG - casting), Verity Naughton (CDG - children's casting)
Choreographer: Matthew Bourne
Design(s): Lez Brotherston, George Reeve (video)
Conductor: Graham Hurman (and musical supervisor)
Lighting(s): Paule Constable, Ben Jacobs
Sound: Adam Fisher
Music(s): William David Brohn (original orchestrations), Stephen Metcalfe (orchestral adaptation)