| Author: | Charles Dickens, Neil Bartlett | ISBN: | 9781849435963 |
| Publisher: | Oberon Books | Publication: | June 26, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Oberon Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Charles Dickens, Neil Bartlett |
| ISBN: | 9781849435963 |
| Publisher: | Oberon Books |
| Publication: | June 26, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Oberon Books |
| Language: | English |
‘It is a solemn thing to hear, in a darkened room, the voice of a child…’
Using Charles Dickens’ original words, a handful of tunes stolen from the vivid world of Victorian music-hall, and a chameleon ensemble of thirteen actors, Neil Bartlett’s powerful version of Oliver Twist brings the dark underbelly of nineteenth-century London back to bold theatrical life. The unforgettable characters – Fagin, Nancy, Bill Sikes, and the Artful Dodger – inhabit a world filled with images of danger and fear, innocence and hope; a world seen through the eyes of an astonished child. This version was first performed at the Lyric Hammersmith in 2004.
‘It is a solemn thing to hear, in a darkened room, the voice of a child…’
Using Charles Dickens’ original words, a handful of tunes stolen from the vivid world of Victorian music-hall, and a chameleon ensemble of thirteen actors, Neil Bartlett’s powerful version of Oliver Twist brings the dark underbelly of nineteenth-century London back to bold theatrical life. The unforgettable characters – Fagin, Nancy, Bill Sikes, and the Artful Dodger – inhabit a world filled with images of danger and fear, innocence and hope; a world seen through the eyes of an astonished child. This version was first performed at the Lyric Hammersmith in 2004.
