The Chorus (left), Myra Bierlein as Nancy (centre) and Roy Broadbent as Fagin (right)
thanks to Myra Bierlein for the photos
Oliver!
by Lional Bart
produced
by Malcolm Bates
| Notes from the programme: Charles Dickens' story, Oliver Twist, first appeared 130 years ago, in a series of monthly instalments in "Bentley's Miscellany" and since then, successive generations have read the story. Lionel Bart introduced this musical version of Oliver's story on the stage of the New Theatre, London in June 1960. |
Cast |
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| Oliver | Jonathan Kitching |
| Mr Bumble, the Beadle | Douglas Clark |
| Mrs Corney, the Matron | Freda Horton |
| Old Sally | Ann Harris |
| Old Annie | Joyce Westman |
| Mr Sowerberry | Douglas Ballard |
| Mrs Sowerberry | Madge Smith |
| Charlotte | Bridget Irish |
| Noah Claypole | Philip Brown |
| The Artful Dodger | Dale Robinson |
| Fagin | Roy Broadbent |
| Nancy | Myra Bierlein |
| Bet | Carole Hill |
| Bill Sykes | John Harris |
| Charley | Richard Spalding |
| Mr Brownlow | Don Sutherland |
| Dr Grimwig | Ron Westman |
| Mrs Bedwin | Ruth Greitschus |
| Rose Sellers | Anita Bierlein, Jennifer Greitschus & Ruth Kitching |
| Milkmaid | Ann Harris |
| Strawberry Seller | Freda Horton |
| Knife Grinders | Jane Makin & Helen Sutherland |
| Bow Street Runner | Adrian Ewington |
| Landlord of the "Three Cripples" | Karl Bierlein |
| Workhouse Boys and Fagin's gang | Billy Crymble, John Roate, Adrian Ewington, Donald Westman and Ian Jones |
| Londoners, Paupers etc | Olive Boles, Jill Jones, Gwenda Booth, Elaine Picksley, Helen Harvey, Noelle Ranby, Willie Johnson and Joyce Westman |
The Chorus (left), Myra Bierlein as Nancy
(centre) and Roy Broadbent as Fagin (right)
thanks to Myra Bierlein
for the photos
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Orchestra |
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Musical Director: Nancy Jones |
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| Violins | Joan Lewis, Sara Witney, L Barker, J Boyd, Albert Elwick and David Potts |
| Cello | Emma Witney |
| Double Bass | Geoffrey Sentence |
| Flute | Joe Sentence |
| Clarinet | Pamela Barber |
| Timpani | Thomas Morgan |
| Piano | Betty Proctor |
Crew |
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| Wardrobe | Dee Broadbent |
| Set Design & Construction | Malcolm Bates |
| Stage Managers | Harry Hartley, David Holehouse, Morris Rollinson |
| Properties | Sara Paton |
| Lighting | G Mostyn Lewis, S T Langford & Tim Thornally |
| House Managers | J & M Kitching |
Acknowledgements |
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| Thanks to: Mr JW Bates, Mr JJ Rainthorpe, Rev FE Stalley, Mr G Mostyn Lewis, Mr and Mrs ST Langford, Mr Peter Robinson, Mrs R Walshaw, Ms K Beirlein, Market Rasen Girl Guides and St John Ambulance for various services to the production. |