Oliver

As a boy I grew up in a town located between London and Rochester.  That may not mean a lot to most people, but an avid reader of Dickens will tell you that it was these two cities that he reflected in most of his novels.  As a child I recall reading the story of Oliver Twist out loud at school - in fact we were all convinced that the recipe for gruel, that was served to Oliver in the Workhouse, had been handed down without improvement to our school cook.  It was certainly served up in the same fashion...  This reflection could be the reason that I have thoroughly enjoyed working on this show.  On the other hand, perhaps it is the manner in which Dickens has a way of making his larger than life characters very real against the backdrop of England in the 1800s, and it is a credit to the skill of Lionel Bart that he has taken those same characters and given them melodies to sing that reflect their personality and demeanour.

Dural might be a long way from the world and culture that Dickens wrote about, but tonight we hope that you will enjoy yourselves as we take you back in time to the streets of London in the 1850s.

- Eddie Bruce, President DMS

Production:

Director	Eddie Bruce
Musical Director	Nickie Eccleston
Staging	Albin Pahernik
Lighting and Sound	Ian Hardstaff
Musicians	Alan Hui (Piano) Mitsuo Hayakawa (Keyboard) Ashleigh Gibson (Clarinet) Rebecca McCabe (Flute) John Stenning (Drums)

The Cast:

Fagin	Brendon Dart
Mr Bumble	Eddie Bruce
Nancy	Lisa Clarke
Bill Sikes	Tahki Saul
Oliver Twist	Jason Ferguson and Darcy Green
The Artful Dodger	Philip O'Connor
Mr Sowerberry	Ben Wilson-Hill
Mrs Sowerberry	Angela Anthopoulos
Widow Corney	Dodie Brearton
Mr Brownlow	Hector McLeod
Mrs Bedwin	Julie Pogue
Doctor Grimwig	David Schofield

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