Oliver! and Benjamin Button Extend West End Runs!
Kevin, January 14th, 2025Please sir, can I have some more runs?
About Oliver!
Consider yourself at home with Cameron Mackintosh's new production of the Lionel Bart classic! Directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne (Swan Lake), the show brings to life the wild adventures of Oliver Twistan orphan, factory worker, and little boy searching for family.
Oliver escapes into a world of violence and theft, getting more than he bargained for when the Artful Dodger and Fagin recruit him into their gang of child thieves and misfits!
Appearing in the West End are Simon Lipkin as Fagin, Shanay Holmes as Nancy, and Aaron Sidwell (Henry VI, Wicked) as Bill Sikes. The show features iconic tunes like "Food Glorious Food," "Consider Yourself," "You've Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two," and "As Long As He Needs Me."
The role of Oliver Twist is shared by Cian Eagle-Service (The Witches, Les Misrables), Raphael Korniets (The Snowman), Jack Philpott (The Witches, Matilda), and, from the end of January, Odo Rowntree-Bailly (Love Never Dies).
About The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Adapted for the stage by Jethro Compton and Darren Clark, this remarkable production features award-winning actor John Dagleish as Benjamin Button, with Olivier Award-nominated Clare Foster portraying Elowen Keene.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald's story, tells the extraordinary tale of a man born with the appearance of a 70-year-old who ages in reverse. As Benjamin becomes progressively "younger," he grapples with societal challenges and the complexities of relationships, particularly with his wife, Hildegarde, as their paths through life move in opposite directions.
