Oliver! – Lionel Bart’s classic musical at the Gielgud Theatre

Name: Oliver!
Start: 2024-12-14
End: 2025-09-28
Location: Gielgud Theatre

Where? Gielgud Theatre, 33 Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho When? 14th December 2024 to 28th September 2025 Sep-Feb - 7 PM (Mon-Wed); 7.30 PM (Thu-Sat); 2.30 PM matinees (Wed & Sat) Mar-Sep - 7 PM (Tue-Wed); 7.30 PM (Thu-Sat); 2.30 PM matinees (Wed & Sat-Sun) Running time? 2 hours 35 minutes, with interval Price? From £43 Parking: Nearby car parks Buses: 14, 19, 38 Bus fares Trains: The closest station is Piccadilly Circus Bakerloo Piccadilly Other nearby stations: Leicester Square and Tottenham Court Road Train fares

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Lionel Bart’s much-loved musical is back in the West End for a strictly-limited run.

47 years after his first London production, and 30 years after his second, Cameron Mackintosh's new take on Charles Dickens' classic tale tells the story of a young orphan boy born into poverty, who escapes the harsh conditions of the Victorian workhouse only to fall in with the villainous Fagan and his gang of pickpockets.

With a cast of colourful characters like the Artful Dodger, Bill Sikes, Mr Bumble and the kind-hearted Nancy, the show contains many memorable scenes including Oliver's iconic 'Please sir, can I have some more?' and Nancy's tragic end on London Bridge.

Lionel Bart's classic score

Lionel Bart's score contains some of musical theatre's best-loved tunes including Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, You've Got to Pick-a-Pocket Or Two, I'd Do Anything and As Long As He Needs Me.

Tony Awards, Olivier Awards & Oscars

When the show originally opened in 1963 it picked up ten Tony Award nominations (including Best Musical), three wins (including Best Original Score), eight Olivier nominations, plus six Academy Awards for its 1968 film adaptation starring Ron Moody (including Best Picture).

What the theatre critics say...

Daily Mail: ★★★★★ "This glorious Dickens of a show"; Mail on Sunday: ★★★★★ "A whopping hit, a terrific cast"; Daily Telegraph: ★★★★ "Guaranteed to put a spring in your step"; The Times: ★★★★ "The audience explode in to passionate applause"; Sunday Times: "Lionel Bart's musical masterpiece"

Oliver! Cast & Creatives

Director: Matthew Bourne, Jean-Pierre van der Spuy; Written by: Lionel Bart, Charles Dickens; Cast: Simon Lipkin, Shanay Holmes, Aaron Sidwell, Billy Jenkins, Philip Franks; Music and lyrics: Lionel Bart