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Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
A new adaptation by David Cottis
Trapped in a cycle of povery and crime, exploited, neglected and stuck between the horrors of the workhouse or the streets, life looks bleak for orphan Oliver Twist. Brilliantly conjuring up London's foggy, fetid streets, this fast-moving adaptation doesn't shrink from portraying the harsh realities of the Victorian underworld whilst telling a tale full of hope and redemption. Remaining utterly true to Dickens' novel, this adaptation will surprise those unfamiliar with the story and delight those who know it well.
David Cottis is a freelance writer and director based in London. Since 1990, the company Instant Classics has produced his adaptations of Aristophanes' Lysistrata and The Birds ('snappier than a crocodile at a kebab party' - Whats On), Moliere's Amphitryon and Cervantes' Don Quixote ('a daunting task but Instant Classics have done it brilliantly' - Three Weeks). He wrote book and lyrics for the musical A Man of Affairs, which was shortlisted for the Vivian Ellis Award. For six years he was Literary Manager of the award-winning Etcetera Theatre in Camden Town, and has taught at the Universities of East Anglia and Northampton, Mountview Academy and City University London.
Abigail Anderson is a freelance director with more than fifty productions to her credit in London and regionally ('one of the most exciting and eclectic young directors in the UK' - Oxford Times). Recent work includes: Between the Dark and the Daylight, ghost stories in the London Bridge vaults; Sweet Witchery, a gothic evening performed on a canal barge; Clamjamfry, a specially commissioned show performed in a Mayfair Art Gallery; You Don't Need to Know That..., a devised slapstick show about the Criminal Justice System which toured nationally; Physick Lies Bleeding, a satirical comedy from 1697 at Apothecaries' Hall in the City of London; Romeo and Juliet and A Christmas Carol for Creation Theatre Company in Oxford; and the world premiere of Tennessee William's Like Candles to the Sun in the Platform Series at the Cottesloe, Royal National Theatre. Abigail has also worked as an Assistant Director for the RSC and Shakespeare's Globe. She is presently directing Art on tour for Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmund's. Oliver Twist will be Abigail's Love&Madness debut.
YouTube clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtlNBpkkoIQ
Oliver Twist Ensemble
Preston Clare - Mr Sowerberry/Fagin/Grimwig
Cary Crankson - Noah Claypole/Artful Dodger/Monks
Lucia McAnespie - Mrs Corney/Nancy/Mrs Bedwin
Ellie Turner - Agnes Fleming/Oliver Twist
Simon Yadoo - Mr Bumble/Bill Sykes/Mr Brownlow
Director - Abigail Anderson
Set Design - Nicky Bunch
Costume Design - Nell Knudsen
Lighting Design - Mark Howland
Composer - Kathy Taylor Jones
Technical Manager - Matt Lee Newby
Re-lights on Tour - Matt Lee Newby
Fight Director - Sam Khan
Assistant Director - Eyal Israel
Voice Dialect - Mary Howland
Production Assistant - Amy Jewel
Design Assistant - Lucy Stack
Design Assistant - Helen Quinn Gregson
Costume Assistant - Giulia Scrimieri
Costume Maker - Linda Tiebel
Costume Maker -
Eve Collins
Costume Maker - Katie Rutter
Costume Maker - Claire Leadley
Scenic Artist - Yu Kim Tan
Scenic Artist - Pippa Breslin
Scenic Artist - Alison Drane
Set Contruction - Laura Monks
Greenwich Theatre, London - September 9th - 20th
Theatr Colwyn, Colwyn Bay -September 22nd
Alnwick Playhouse -September 25th
Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton -September 26th & 27th
Town Hall Theatre, Hartlepool -September 30th
Hexagon Theatre, Middlesbrough - October 2nd
Byre Theatre, St Andrews - October 4th
Mumford Theatre, Cambridge - October 6th
Buxton Opera House - October 13th
Guildhall Theatre, Derby - October 17th
Rose Theatre, Ormskirk - October 20th
Oakengates Theatre @ The Place, Telford - October 22nd
Maltings Arts Theatre, St Albans - October 23rd
Norwich Playhouse - November 4th & 5th
Haverhill Arts Centre - November 6th
New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth - November 11th
Stamford Arts Centre - November 12th
Kings Lynn Arts Centre - November 14th
The Source, Thurles - January 22nd & 23rd
Pavilion Theatre, Dun Laoghaire - January 27th - 30th
St John's Arts Centre, Listowel - February 3rd
Alley Arts Centre, Strabane - February 6th
Island Arts Centre, Lisburn - February 10th
Riverside Theatre, Coleraine - February 11th
Down Arts Centre, Downpatrick - February 13th
The Hawth, Crawley - February 17th
Central Theatre, Chatham - February 23rd - 25th
Arts Depot, Barnet - February 26th & 27th
Riverside Studios, London - March 3rd - 22nd
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