Leeds Playhouse to release new adaptation of OLIVER TWIST online

Photo credit: Anthony Robling

Leeds Playhouse and Ramps on the Moon's bold new adaptation of Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist will be released exclusively online from 25 October–20 November via Playhouse: At Home.

Directed by Leeds Playhouse’s Associate Director Amy Leach and adapted by award-winning playwright Bryony Lavery, the production stars Brooklyn Melvin as Oliver, with the Artful Dodger played by Nadeem Islam (See Hear, BBC) and Caroline Parker MBE as Fagin (Our Country’s Good, Ramps on the Moon and Nottingham Playhouse UK Tour).

Nancy is played by Clare-Louise English (One Under, Graeae/Theatre Royal Plymouth), with Stephen Collins stepping into the brutal boots of Bill Sikes (the spelling taken from Charles Dickens’ original text).

The cast is completed by Katie Erich as Rose, Rebekah Hill as Luna, Georgia Jackson as Fingers, Amy Conachan as Mrs Thingummy, Christopher Wright as Mr Brownlow, Dan Willis as Mr Sowerberry, Mitesh Soni as Charley Bates and Benjamin Wilson as Mr Bumble.

Director Amy Leach said: "When we first staged Oliver Twist at the beginning of 2020, we were overwhelmed by the response to this pioneering production and heartbroken that it had to be paused. I'm delighted that we're now able to share this epic boundary-pushing show with audiences digitally, to showcase the creative possibilities of work which places access and inclusion at the very heart of the theatre-making process."

The production features design by Hayley Grindle, lighting by Joe Fletcher, sound by John Biddle, composition by Oliver Vibrans, puppet direction by Rachael Canning, and projection by Akhila Krishnan.

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