Oliver!
Oliver! Trailer
Oliver Aaron Sidwell, dressed as Bill Sikes, poses menacingly in a dark, textured costume.
Aaron Sidwell (Bill Sikes). Photo by Johan Persson.
Oliver stands centre stage, wearing a vibrant costume, with dramatic lighting and a cheering audience in the background.
The company of Oliver! Photo by Johan Persson.
Oliver Shanay Holmes and Billy Jenkins perform on stage, dressed in colourful costumes, with dramatic lighting.
Shanay Holmes (Nancy) and Billy Jenkins (Artful Dodger). Photo by Johan Persson.
Oliver stands centre stage, wearing a bright red costume, with a vibrant backdrop and dramatic lighting.
The company of Oliver! Photo by Johan Persson.
Oliver stands centre stage, wearing a bright red costume, with dramatic lighting and a dark background.
The company of Oliver! Photo by Johan Persson.
Oliver Simon Lipkin performs on stage, wearing a black outfit, with dramatic lighting and a dark background.
Simon Lipkin (Fagin). Photo by Johan Persson.

Oliver!
Tickets From £23

Venue

Gielgud Theatre

Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver!, which he has fully reconceived with director and choreographer Matthew Bourne, will open in London at the 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.

Booking Until

14/03/2027

Running Time

2h40, inc. interval

Genre

Musical, Family

Age & Content

7+ | Everyone, regardless of age, must have their own ticket to enter the theatre. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by and sat next to a ticketholder who is at least 18 years old. Children under the age of 3 will not be admitted.

Please Note:
  • Content warnings: This production contains some mild & discriminatory language reflective of the period, depictions of violence towards men, women & children including gunshots, & themes of poverty, hunger & crime in Victorian society.

Cast:

James Miller, Isaac Hackett, Jacob Sanders-Jones, & Thomas Newman as

Oliver

Simon Lipkin (Until 20 Sep) Matt Lucas (From 22 Sep) as

Fagin

Ava Brennan as

Nancy

Aaron Sidwell as

Bill Sikes

Aaron Macgregor as

Artful Dodger

Oscar Conlon-Morrey as

Mr. Bumble

Katy Secombe as

Widow Corney

Stephen Matthews as

Mr. Sowerberry/Dr. Grimwig

Jamie Birkett as

Mrs. Sowerberry/Mrs. Bedwin

Philip Franks as

Mr. Brownlow

Dane Young as

Noah Claypole

Jasmine Sakyiama as

Bet

Lochlan White as

Charley Bates

Harry Cross as

Dandy

Bethan Keens as

Charlotte

Wendy Somerville as

Old Sally

Adam Boardman, Julie Cloke, Will Elliot, Tom Andrew Hargreaves, Jehu Josephs, Conor McFarlane, Mia Mullarkey, Erin Oliver & Sienna Widd as

Ensemble

Lois Craig, Stephen John Davis, Victoria Hay, Bethany Huckle, Danny Lane, Charlie Stripp & Jamie Tyler as

Swings

Tristan Marwa, Jake Weatherall, Charlie Ranganathan, Nate Bennett, Herb Muldoon, Sebastian Castro & Jena Osman as

Limehouse

Hugo Pechey, Stanley Mould, Asher Swaray-Gray, Josh Pegler, Eli Sesay, Tommy McGovern & Noelle Coker as

Wapping

Jonah Mansell, Lawrence Sebastian, Titus Boniface, Henry Thomas, Liam England, Joshua Fowler & Sienna Sibley as

Bethnal Green

Creative:

Book, Music & Lyrics -

Lionel Bart

Director & Choreographer -

Matthew Bourne

Producer, Revisions & New Material -

Cameron Mackintosh

Co-Director -

Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy

Designer -

Lez Brotherston

Musical Supervisor & Conductor -

Graham Hurman

Lighting Designer -

Paule Constable & Ben Jacobs

Sound Designer -

Adam Fisher

Projection Designer -

George Reeve

Original Orchestrations -

William David Brohn

New Orchestrations -

Stephen Metcalfe

Associate Director -

Tom O'Brien

Choreographic Associate -

Sam Archer & Etta Murfitt

Resident Director -

Jo Parsons

Resident Choreographer & Children's Director -

Jaye Elster & Danielle Delys

Associate Musical Director -

Huw Evans

Children's Musical Director -

Llyr Simon

Associate Scenic Designer -

Joseph Bisat Marshall

Associate Sound Designer -

Ollie Durrant

Assistant Children's Director -

Jo McShane

Book Oliver! Tickets

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Audio Described Performance

Audio Described

Audio Description provided by VocalEyes.

12 September 2026

2:30pm

(Touch Tour) 12.30pm

Captioned Performance

Captioned

Captioning provided by Stagetext.

19 September 2026

2:30pm

Sign Language Interpreted

British Sign Language

Sign Language Interpretation provided by Theatresign

7 November 2026

2:30pm

Frequently asked questions

Book Tickets from £23