Lionel Bart’s Oliver! has extended its current booking period with performances of the West End musical set to continue at the Gielgud Theatre until at least 29th March 2026.
The production, which has been reconceived by Cameron Mackintosh along with choreographer and director Matthew Bourne, ran at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2024 before transferring to the West End.
Leading the cast in the show are Simon Lipkin as Fagin and Shanay Holmes as Nancy.
The rest of the cast includes Aaron Sidwell as Bill Sikes, Billy Jenkins as the Artful Dodger, Jamie Birkett as Mrs. Sowerberry/Mrs. Bedwin, Oscar Conlon-Morrey as Mr. Bumble, Stephen Matthews as Mr. Sowerberry/Dr. Grimwig, Katy Secombe as Widow Corney, Philip Franks as Mr. Brownlow, and Billy Byers as Alternate Artful Dodger.
The role of Oliver Twist is currently shared by Cian Eagle-Service, Raphael Korniets, Jack Philpott, and from the end of January by Odo Rowntree-Bailly.
The young adult cast in the show features Callum Hudson, Isabelle Methven, Lochlan White, and Harry Cross. The company is completed by Leah Vassell, Wendy Somerville, Josh Patel-Foster, Rachael Archer, Adam Boardman, Lois Craig, Stephen, Bethany Huckle, Sam Peggs, Ebony Jonelle, Bethan Keens, Danny Lane, Peter Nash, Jasmine Sakyiama, Tegan Bannister, Charlie Stripp, John Davis, and Matthew Whennell-Clark.
The younger actors in Fagin’s gang are shared by Ben Birch, Toba Agbelusi, Ethan Sokontwe, Preston Cropp, Zoe Akinyosade, Dylan Xavier, Rudy Gibson, Kylan Michael Denis, Sebastian Elton, Stanley Guy, Liam Findlay, Sammy Jones, George Hamblin, Lily Hanna, Hugo Pechey, Grace King, Jonny Niland, Alex Prior, Teddy Probets, William Skinner, and Aaron Zhao.
The popular musical, adapted from the famous novel by Charles Dickens, tells the story of the young orphan, Oliver Twist, who escapes from a harsh Victorian workhouse to take refuge with a gang of pickpockets led by wily leader Fagin. After he is arrested for stealing, Oliver is offered a second chance at happiness, but will he be able to escape Bill Sikes and Fagin's gang?
Oliver! is choreographed and directed by Matthew Bourne, co-directed by Jean-Pierre van der Spuy, and features design by Lez Brotherston, lighting design is by Ben Jacobs and Paule Constable, sound design by Adam Fisher, video design is by George Reeve, new orchestrations by Stephen Metcalfe based on the original by William David Brohn; music supervision is from Graham Hurman.
Address
35-37 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, W1D 6AR
Venue Facilities
Air conditioned
Nearest Tube
Piccadilly Circus
Tube Lines
Bakerloo, Piccadilly
Directions from nearest tube
(3mins) Take Shaftesbury Avenue along the side where the famous illuminated signs are. The theatre will be on your left about 100 metres along.
Railway Station
Charing Cross
Bus Numbers
(Shaftesbury Avenue) 12, 14, 19, 38; (Regent Street) 6, 13, 15, 23, 88, 94, 139, 159, 453
Night Bus Numbers
(Shaftesbury Avenue) 14, N19, N38; (Regent Street) 6, 12, 23, 88, 94, 139, 159, 453, N3, N13, N15, N109, N18, N136
Car Park
Brewer Street (3mins)
Within Congestion Zone
Yes
Box Office Theatre Tickets
On Sale STA
Day Tickets
On Sale STA
The Gielgud Theatre is a medium size West End theatre that has three levels of seating with a capacity of 974 seats.
Premium seats in the theatre are located towards the middle of the Stalls section, just below the overhang from the Dress Circle. Patrons sitting up close to the front of the Stalls may miss some of the action at the rear of the stage, due to the height of the stage so aim to sit in rows N-P for the best overall experience.
The Gielgud Theatre also has three boxes at the rear of the Dress Circle enabling you to watch the production with added privacy, all of which boast a dedicated private entrance and quick access to the toilets and the bar in the interval.
The elevated sections of the theatre offer good value for those on a budget looking for lastminute shows or cheap tickets to Oliver!, however, due to the shape of the Dress Circle, a number of these seats have a slightly restricted view of the stage, in particular towards the end of rows A and B which face the stage at an angle. There is also good value to be found in the Grand Circle but as always it is recommended to study the seating plan in detail before purchase as there are also some restrictions in this section due to the curve in the seating.