The Rhyl and District Amateur Operatic Society
Oliver! - The Background

Oliver! is undoubtedly one of the greatest musicals every written, Bart's interpretation lightens the bleak picture Dickens painted of lower class life in Victroian England by adding cheery music and a good dose of cockney humour.

With a host of well known songs including "Consider yourself", "You've got to pick a pocket or two", "I'll do anything", "Oom-Pah-Pah" and "As long as he needs me", this musical cannot fail to please a wide audience.


The Cast

Oliver - Michael Gillespie
Fagin - Vaughan Hughes
Bill Sykes - Tim Redgrave
Nancy - Sara Simpson
Bet - Claire Mercer
Dodger - Michael Burt
Mr Bumble - Graham Meakin
Widow Corney - Barbara Meakin
Noah Claypole - Andrew Jones
Mr Sowerby - Mike Stanley
Mrs Sowerby - Angela Griffiths
Charlotte - Hayley Jones
Old Sally - Denise Murtha
Mrs Bedwin - Elsie Morris
Mr Brownlow - Ian Lowe
Dr Grimwig - Ian Storm
Old Lady - Carol Williams


Some pictures from the show