Oliver!
Gielgud Theatre
4.9/5 based on 495 reviews (read reviews)- Booking until: Sunday, 14 March 2027
- Running time: 2hr 40min. Incl. interval.
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Oliver! description
The boy who asked for more is back on Shaftesbury Avenue, in the staging of Oliver! reconceived by Cameron Mackintosh.
A classic loved by everyone who sees it
Orphaned and sold out of the workhouse for asking for a second helping, Oliver Twist runs away to London, where the Artful Dodger takes him in and Fagin sets him to work among his gang of child pickpockets. There he meets Nancy, whose loyalty to the brutal Bill Sikes puts her in danger just as Oliver's real family is finally traced.
Lionel Bart wrote the book, music and lyrics, adapting Charles Dickens's 1838 novel Oliver Twist for the stage in 1960. The score includes Food, Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, Where Is Love?, I'd Do Anything, Oom-Pah-Pah, As Long as He Needs Me and Reviewing the Situation. Bart won the 1963 Tony Award for Best Original Score, and the 1968 film version won the Academy Award for Best Picture. This production opened in the West End in December 2024; the Sunday Times called it "sumptuous, dangerous-looking" and "packed full of great performances and memorable tunes", and the Metro found it "as fresh as the day it was first seen".
Meet the creative team
The production is directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, whose Swan Lake won Olivier and Tony Awards, and co-directed by Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy. Lez Brotherston designs the sets and costumes, with Olivier Award-winning lighting by Paule Constable and Ben Jacobs.
Meet the cast
Simon Lipkin (Guys and Dolls, Avenue Q) plays Fagin, Ava Brennan plays Nancy, Aaron Sidwell (Wicked, Henry VI) plays Bill Sikes and Aaron MacGregor plays the Artful Dodger.
Dickens's London, Bart's songs and a gang of pickpockets: book now for Oliver! at the Gielgud Theatre.
Playing at Gielgud Theatre
Age restrictions
Ages 7+. Everyone must have their own ticket. Under 16s must be accompanied by and sat next to a ticketholder who is 18+. Under 3s will not be admitted.
Important information
Contains gunfire and smoke.
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