About the Play
Bringing Charles Dickens’ beloved novel to life, Lionel Bart’s Oliver! takes audiences on a wild adventure through Victorian England. Join young, orphaned Oliver Twist as he navigates the London’s underworld of theft and violence, searching for a home, a family, and – most importantly – for love. When Oliver is picked up on the street by a boy named the Artful Dodger, he is welcomed into a gang of child pickpockets led by the conniving, but charismatic, Fagin. When Oliver is falsely accused of a theft he didn’t commit, he is rescued by a kind and wealthy gentleman, to the dismay of Fagin’s violent sidekick, Bill Sikes. Caught in the middle is the warm-hearted Nancy, who is trapped under Bill’s thumb, but desperate to help Oliver, with tragic results. With spirited, timeless songs like “As Long as He Needs Me,” “Food, Glorious Food,” and “Where is Love,” Oliver! is a musical classic.
Play Credits
Words and music by Lionel Bart
Based on the novel “Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens
(presented by special arrangement with Music Theatre International)
Our Team
PERFORMANCE DATES
Thursday, February 8, 8PM
Friday, February 9, 8PM
Saturday, February 10, 2PM & 8PM
Sunday, February 11, 2PM
Thursday, February 15, 8PM
Friday, February 16, 8PM
Saturday, February 17, 2PM & 8PM
Sunday, February 18, 2PM
Bob Buckley
DIRECTOR
Chris Ness
MUSIC DIRECTOR
Kieren Day
CHOREOGRAPHER
Erin Coon
PRODUCER
The Cast
Callum Aldworth
Oliver Twist
Grace Aldworth
Youth Ensemble
Keelan Ballantyne
The Artful Dodger
Sharlene Beck
Ensemble/Mrs. Sowerberry
Katie Bekking
Nancy/Ensemble
Aaron Bennett
Bill Sikes/Ensemble
Jo-Ann Buckley
Ensemble
Michael Card
Ensemble/Mr. Sowerberry/Street Merchant
Dave Carisse
Ensemble
Ted Coach
Ensemble/Mr. Brownlow
Murray Cook
Ensemble
Sherri Coulson
Ensemble/Mrs. Corney
Jack Dallimore
Youth Ensemble
Lori Dallimore
Rose Seller/Ensemble
Olivia Davis
Nipper/Youth Ensemble
Christopher DeLenardo
Youth Ensemble / Charlie Bates
Kirstie Duke
Nancy/Ensemble
Dave Fearnley
Fagin/Ensemble
Isabel Fearnley
Milk Maid/Ensemble
Zelia Forrest
Ensemble/Bet
Meghan Fox
Ensemble
Mia Greatrix
Youth Ensemble
Betty Kelly
Ensemble/Old Sally
Ty Kennedy
Ensemble/ Noah Claypole/ Knife Grinder
Ainsley Hobart
Bet / Ensemble
Gillian Lacroix
Ensemble/Mrs. Bedwin
Lenna Lesperance
Youth Ensemble
Charlotte (Charlie) Lilley
Youth Ensemble
Lauren Kitsemetry
Youth Ensemble
Valerie MacKinnon
Ensemble/Charlotte
Al McNair
Ensemble/Mr. Brownlow
Gideon Meenye
Youth Ensemble
Dorothy McCallion
Ensemble/Mrs. Corney
Janet Ness
Ensemble
Riley Ough
Ensemble/ Charlotte
Leah Potje
Youth Ensemble
Sylvie Potje
Youth Ensemble
Zaira Puniska
Youth Ensemble
Rosa Ringhofer
Ensemble/Mrs. Bedwin
Ken Robertson
Mr. Bumble/ Dr. Grimwig
Mike Saddy
Mr. Bumble/ Dr. Grimwig
Robert Smith
Bill Sikes / Mr. Sowerberry
Jacob Stauber
Youth Ensemble
Liam Stauber
Youth Ensemble
Walter Stewart
Fagin
Liisa Taverner
Ensemble/Mrs. Sowerberry/Strawberry Seller
Meredith Thomson
Youth Ensemble
Jayden Tinianov
Ensemble/Noah Claypole
Sebastian Tufford
Oliver
Marshall Woodcock
The Artful Dodger
Charlotte Voo
Youth Ensemble
Venue
Georgian Theatre
1 Georgian Drive
Barrie, ON L4M 3X9
Canada
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