Oliver! - Please sir, I want some more

The Story

Oliver! is another spectacular London production by Cameron Mackintosh, the producer of box office hits such as CATS, Les Misérables, Phantom of the Opera and Miss Saigon.

The Australian tour of Cameron Mackintosh's Oliver! will start its first stop in Sydney in May, after four record-breaking years at the London Palladium, before moving on to Singapore and then back to London.

Based on Charles Dickens' novel, Oliver Twist, two children (9 and 12) will play the part of Oliver, uttering the immortal lines, "Please sir, I want some more." Joining them are approximately 40 boys and girls aged from 6-15, who will alternate in the roles of Oliver's mate the Artful Dodger - cheeky and miserable from the orphan Workhouse, irrepressible urchins, and graduates of Fagin's school for young pickpockets, who practise their art in the bustling London streets of the late 19th century. The 85-strong cast and orchestra, showcases the cream of Australian talent.

The musical is brimming with superb songs that are irresistible, moving and humorous, including Food Glorious Food, Where Is Love, Consider Yourself, You've Got To Pick-a-Pocket Or Two, As Long As He Needs Me, and I'd Do Anything. No other musical boasts as many favorites.

The Logistics

OOCL moved the set, the props and costumes in fifteen 40-ft containers from different parts of England to the show's first stop, Sydney where the show opens at the Lyric Theatre at Star City on May 14, 2002.