SUMMER ARTS AT THE CABARET PRESENTS
OLIVER!
NEVER BEFORE HAS A SHOW GIVEN MORE!
Oliver! is one of the most beloved musicals of all time, vividly bringing to life Dickens’ timeless characters.
Lionel Bart, the show’s composer, lyricist and writer, took Charles Dickens’ masterpiece about a young orphan who asked for “more” and created what many refer to as theater’s most iconic musical: drawing on themes of love, kindness, desperation and redemption.
The sensational score is full of Lionel Bart’s irresistible songs including Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, You’ve Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two, I’d Do Anything, Oom Pah Pah, As Long As He Needs Me and many more.
CHARACTERS
All casting will be gender blind.
MR. BUMBLE
A portly man of middle age, Bumble fancies himself a man of some great importance and distinction.
WIDOW CORNEY
A harsh woman and a hopeless flirt – comedic role (Sings- I Shall Scream with Bumble)
MR. LIMBKINS
An overseer in the Queen’s workhouse, a walking skeleton who is more character than reality.
LITTLE BOB
A smart orphan, almost the leader in the workhouse.
OLIVER
A young lad, more spirited than the others in the workhouse, also more trusting and innocent.
SALLY THINGUMMY
She could be young, or old, but much work and drink have taken their toll.
SOWERBERRY
Tall and gaunt, he is the Undertaker and therefore well-to-do for his class. He is also henpecked.
MRS. SOWERBERRY
The Undertaker’s wife, in charge at all times.
CHARLOTTE
The Sowerberry’s daughter, terribly spoiled. About twelve years of age.
NOAH CLAYPOOL
A nasty, lower class boy who would sell his mother for half a quid. He’s also very stupid.
THE ARTFUL DODGER
A slick and smooth pickpocket, dirty but fed, he is the “artiste,” Fagin’s best boy.
CHARLIE BATES
Next in line after Dodger as a pickpocket and Fagin’s second-in-command.
FAGIN
A crusty old man whose even temper can change in an instant to flashes of near madness. He seems to care for his boys, but one can never be too sure about him.
NANCY
A “professional” lady who is helplessly in love with a man who could easily kill her. She is always on guard, careful and in most ways, smart.
BET
Nancy’s best friend, in her teens. Much smarter about life than Nancy, but unwilling to force her opinions on her.
BILL SIKES
Nancy’s man, and mean as there is. Only slightly does he ever lower his guard and show even the slightest bit of kindness. Bill is a frightened man and trusts no one.
MR. BROWNLOW
Oliver’s last living relative, a man of substance and high personal ideals.
MRS. BEDWIN
Brownlow’s housekeeper and confidante.
INSPECTOR FANG
A bumbling police officer who is definitely not in charge.
MARY
The sarcastic one
GERTIE
The overly friendly one
CLAUDIA
The stupid one
BERTHA
The smart one
SUSAN
The caring one
WORKHOUSE ORPHANS
Girls and Boys
FAGIN’S BOYS
Girls and Boys
LONDONERS
CONSTABLES
WORKHOUSE OVERSEERS
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