Lionel Bart’s iconic musical Oliver! is back in the West End, opening at Gielgud Theatre on Saturday 14 December 2024.
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.
Produced and revised by Cameron Mackintosh, Oliver! is directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne. 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.
Age recommendation is still TBC by the theatre. Under 3s not admitted.
This performance includes scenes with violence and touches on themes of prostitution, domestic violence and murder.
Pick up timetable (approximate):
15:00 – Althorne: “Fords Corner” bus stop (Burnham Road CM3 6DP)
15:05 – Burnham 1: “Endeavour Way” bus stop (Maldon Road CM0 8NR)
15:10 – Burnham 2: “Marsh Road” bus stop (Church Road CM0 8DA)
15:10 – Burnham 3: “Burnham Cemetery” bus stop (Southminster Road CM0 8RT)
15:15 – Southminster: “High Street” bus stop (High Street CM0 7AA)
15:25 – Mayland: “The Drive” bus stop (Steeple Road CM3 6BB)
15:35 – Latchingdon: “School” bus stop (The Street CM3 6JS)
15:45 – North Fambridge: The Ferry Boat Inn (Ferry Road CM3 6LR)
16:00 – South Woodham Ferrers: “Asda Store” bus stop (Merchant Street CM3 5BF)
16:05 – South Woodham Ferrers 2: “Medical Centre” bus stop (Burnham Road CM3 5QP)
The final timetable will be notified in the week before the trip.