⭐ STEVE FURST, JENNY FITZPATRICK, CHRIS BENNETT, MINAL PATEL & MORE ANNOUNCED FOR LEEDS PLAYHOUSE REVIVAL OF OLIVER! ⭐
Full casting has been announced for the Leeds Playhouse revival of Lionel Bart’s musical masterpiece OLIVER!
Starring Steve Furst as Fagin, Jenny Fitzpatrick as Nancy, Chris Bennett as Bill Sikes and Minal Patel as Mr Bumble
Also starring Zac Adlam, Laura Cairns, Rachel Clare Chan, Rosie Ede, Christopher Glover, Llandyll Gove, Simon Green, Frankie Hart, Danny Lane, Rachel Laurence, Jake Lomas, Martha Pothen, Michaela Stern, Harry Waller, and Scott Waugh.
As previously announced, the trio of actors who will play loveable orphan Oliver are Nicholas Teixeira, 9 from Manchester, Carter-J Murphy, 9 from Manchester, and Theo Wake, 10 from Edinburgh.
The skilful, cunning and cheeky The Artful Dodger role will be shared by Ram Narayanan Pisharody, 12 from Hull, Felix Holt, 11 from Sheffield, and Noah Walton, 13 from Stockton on Tees.
Featuring a further thirty-two young people including Aness Ahmed, Beatrice Armitage, Cyrus Campbell, Ella Jade Chadwick, Zane Chaba, Ariana Dar, Rose Dawson, Rebecca English, Aaron Fu, Ana Sofia Gutierrez Robson, Fearne Lily I’Anson, Kalil Judge, Shayne M Maphosa, Leo Maurice, Oliver Maurice, Amelia Minto, Jenson Lee McMaster, Jett Moises, Karis Musongole, Kayleen Nguema, Chizaram Ochuba-Okafor, Maxwell Paton, Robyn Pennington, Alexa Raja, Reggie Rollins, Jessica Russell, Hugh Jack Ryan, Porscha Mai Staniford, Tommy Thompson, Maddison Thew, Raine Williamson and Buster Wolfenden.
OLIVER! will be directed by Leeds Playhouse artistic director & chief executive James Brining, featuring set & costume design by Colin Richmond, choreography by Lucy Hind, musical supervision by Toby Higgins, lighting design by Guy Hoare, sound design by Richard Brooker, musical direction by Luke Holman, orchestral management by Knoetics Music, associate director/voice coach Eleanor Manners, associate choreographer/associate director for the young company Jo Goodwin, children’s casting and general management by Keston and Keston, casting director Annelie Powell and casting assistant Alice Walters.
Lionel Bart’s award-winning musical, adapted from Charles Dickens’ timeless novel, features some of the most memorable characters and well-loved songs seen on stage, including ‘Food, Glorious Food’, ‘Oom Pah-Pah’, ‘I’d Do Anything’ and the angelic sounds of ‘Where is Love?’.
OLIVER! will play Leeds Playhouse, Quarry Theatre, running from 27th November 2023 – 27th January 2024, with tickets on sale now.
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Tickets & more info – https://leedsplayhouse.org.uk/event/oliver/
