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''Oliver!'' by Lionel Bart. This popular musical, based on Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, first opened to acclaim at the New Theatre in London in 1960.
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== The original text ==
 
 
 
 
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
 
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
 
 
In South Africa it was first presented at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in February 1962, starring [[Arne Gordon]], [[Ivor van Rensburg]], [[Judy Layne]] and [[Howard Sacks]]. [[Roy Quinn]] (replaced on tour by [[Jeremy Fogg]]) played Oliver.
 
 
 
Directed by British director Geoffrey Ferris for [[PACT]] in Johannesburg in 1978.
 
 
 
Early in 1986 it was presented by the [[Baxter Theatre]] starring [[Henry Goodman]] as Fagin and [[Marilyn Bennett]] as Nancy, with [[Peter Krummeck]], [[Joey Wishnia]], [[Aubrey Ellis]] and [[Don Maguire]]. Direction and design by [[Michael Burke]], musical direction by [[Peter McLea]].
 
 
 
Presented by the [[Playhouse Company]] opening 9 December 1994 at the [[Natal Playhouse]] directed by [[Murray McGibbon]]. Musical direction was by [[Lykele Temmingh]], choreography by [[Mark Hawkins]], set design by [[Rod Smith]], costume design by [[Neil Stuart-Harris]], lighting design by [[Joe Freedman]]. Stage manager [[Pam Eales]]. The large cast included [[Clive Scott]], [[Brenda Radloff]] and [[Jamie Bartlett]].
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
[[Baxter Theatre]] pamphlet.
 
 
 
''Playhouse Parade'' Dec 1994-January 1995.
 
 
 
 
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
 
 
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