About the show OLIVER!:
Consider yourself at home with Lionel Bart's classic musical based on the Charles Dickens novel, Oliver Twist. The Tony and Olivier Award-winning show is one of the few musicals to win an Academy Award for Best Picture and is widely hailed as a true theatrical masterpiece by actors and audience members alike.
The streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes to London and finds acceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly Fagin. When Oliver is captured for a theft that he did not commit, the benevolent victim, Mr. Brownlow takes him in. Fearing the safety of his hideout, Fagin employs the sinister Bill Sikes and the sympathetic Nancy to kidnap him back, threatening Oliver’s chances of discovering the true love of a family.
Oliver! is a musical theatre masterpiece, perfectly showcasing the talents of a large ensemble cast as they bring these classic characters and score to life.
NOTES:
Domestic Abuse: The character of Bill Sikes depicts controlling and physically abusive behavior. While education and awareness have helped combat domestic violence in modern society, it remains a serious issue that still exists today.
Our Rating: Recommended for ages 7 and above, with some mature themes.
Production Team:
Co-Directors: Pru Donaldson & Aussa Penniall
Musical Directors: Neil Barlow & Fran Harvey
Producers: Theatre Muskoka & Rotary Club of Bracebridge
Technical Director: Michelle Emson
Stage Manager: TBD
Show information:
Shows: Feb. 25th (evening), Feb. 26th (evening), Feb. 27th (matinee), Feb. 28th (matinee), Mar. 5th (evening), Mar. 6th (matinee), Mar. 7th (matinee)
Auditions: September 28th (adults), 7-9pm; September 29th (adults), 7-9pm; October 3rd (youth 6-16), 10am-2pm; Call Backs - October 4th, 10am-2pm
Rehearsals: Wednesday evenings and Sunday afternoons, starting October 25th
Full schedule and further details will be published here soon!