Cameron Mackintosh's London revival of Lionel Bart’s Oliver!, which opened at the West End's Gielgud Theatre January 14, 2025, has revealed who will be leading the musical classic starting February 10.

The family favorite, which Mackintosh reconceived with director and choreographer Matthew Bourne, is a co-production with Chichester Festival Theatre.

Much of the principal cast will remain, including Simon Lipkin (Guys and Dolls, Avenue Q), who received an Olivier nomination for his performance as Fagin. The title role will be shared by Isaac Hackett, James Miller, Thomas Newman, and Jacob Sanders-Jones.

The company will also be led by Ava Brennan (The Lion King, Hamilton) as Nancy, Aaron Sidwell (Henry VI, Wicked) as Bill Sikes, Aaron MacGregor (Les Misérables) as the Artful Dodger, Oscar Conlon-Morrey (Mother Goose, Only Fools and Horses The Musical) as Mr. Bumble, Katy Secombe (The Music Man, Les Misérables) as Widow Corney, Stephen Matthews (Strictly Ballroom, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) as Mr. Sowerberry/Dr. Grimwig, Jamie Birkett (Peter Pan Goes Wrong, Mamma Mia The Party) as Mrs. Sowerberry/Mrs. Bedwin, and Philip Franks (The Rocky Horror Show, Witness for the Prosecution) as Mr. Brownlow.

Joining the ensemble will be Julie Cloke, Will Elliott, Tom Andrew Hargreaves, Victoria Hay, Jehu Josephs, Conor McFarlane, Mia Mullarkey, Erin Oliver, Jamie Tyler, Sienna Widd, and Dane Young, who will work with continuing ensemble members Adam Boardman, Lois Craig, Harry Cross, Stephen John Davis, Bethany Huckle, Bethan Keens, Danny Lane, Jasmine Sakyiama, Wendy Somerville, Charlie Stripp, and Lochlan White.

The younger roles in Fagin’s gang are shared by Titus Boniface, Nathaniel Bennett, Noelle Coker, Sebastian Castro, Liam England, Joshua Fowler, Jonah Mansell, Tristan Marwa, Tommy McGovern, Stanley Mould, Herb Muldoon, Jena Osman, Hugo Pechey, Josh Pegler, Charlie Ranganathan, Lawrence Sebastian, Eli Sesay, Sienna Sibley, Asher Swaray-Gray, Henry Thomas, and Jake Weatherall.

Based on the Charles Dickens classic, the musical (with a book and score by Bart) follows the story of orphan Oliver Twist, who escapes the orphanage to the streets of Victorian London. Outside, he meets Fagin, the Artful Dodger, and a band of child pickpockets. The show's hit songs include “Where Is Love?,” “Food! Glorious Food!,” and “As Long As He Needs Me.” The original Broadway production, which played the Imperial and subsequently transferred to the Shubert, officially opened January 6, 1963, playing 14 previews and 774 regular performances. The production was nominated for 10 1963 Tony Awards, winning for Best Composer and Lyricist (Bart), Best Scenic Design (Sean Kenny), and Best Conductor and Musical Director (Donald Pippin).

Produced and revised by Mackintosh, Oliver! is directed and choreographed by Bourne and co-directed by Jean-Pierre van der Spuy with designs by Lez Brotherston, lighting design by Paule Constable and Ben Jacobs, sound design by Adam Fisher, video design by George Reeve, new orchestrations by Stephen Metcalfe based on the original by William David Brohn, and music supervision by Graham Hurman.

The cast recording is available from First Night Records.

Visit OlivertheMusical.com.

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Photos: Cameron Mackintosh's Oliver! in the West End

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