Oliver! |
The new production at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane promises to be even more spectacular than ever before with a cast and orchestra of over one hundred. The sensational score is full of Lionel Bart’s irresistible songs 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.
Cameron Mackintosh congratulates Jodie Prenger on winning the role of Nancy in BBC One’s "I’d Do Anything".
"I’m thrilled for Jodie: she deserves this part and is clearly the people’s Nancy. She’s an exceptional talent with a fabulous voice and is an unusually warm woman – smart, thoughtful and extremely motivated. She will go from strength to strength and be a terrific success in the role of a lifetime when the show opens in January.”
Jodie will join a distinguished company of over 75 actors.
Oliver will feature Rowan Atkinson as Fagin; Burn Gorman
from BBC’s Torchwood and Bleak House will be Bill Sikes; Veteran
stage and screen actress Rosemary Leech is Mrs Bedwin, RSC actor
Julian Bleach is Mr Sowerberry, and the part of Oliver will be
played by Gwion Jones, Harry Stott or Laurence Jeffcoate.
Cameron Mackintosh will present Lionel Bart’s musical masterpiece Oliver! at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, with performances commencing from 12th December 2008 and press night on 14th January 2009.
CASTING INFORMATION-
Rowan Atkinson will be perform in
Olivier until July 18th, 2009,
with the exception of March 26th to April 5th, 2009.
Jodie Prenger is currently scheduled to perform on Monday
and Tuesday evenings, Wednesday matinees, Friday evenings and both
shows on Saturday. Final decisions will be made in December.
Drury Lane Theatre Royal, Catherine Street, London WC2
Performances run from Dec. 12th,
2008 to Sept. 26th, 2009
Monday to Saturday at 7:30 pm
Wednesday & Saturday at 2:30 pm
Orchestra Stalls
£91.00, £68.00 & £57.00
Dress Circle
£91.00 & £68.00
Upper Circle
£68.00 & £57.00
All booking fees and taxes included.