OLIVER!

~~Please Sir I want some more said Oliver and that is just what the audience wanted at the end of the show!   A great show -  a very traditional one  - a cleverly constructed set that moved effortlessly from scene to scene.   It is always difficult to mention everyone in such a company show but special mention must go to Joe Langley as a very appealing “Oliver”.  it was difficult to keep remembering that this was a Youth production as behind the costumes and makeup were young people – and what a talented lot they were.  Haydon Fletcher (Mr Bumble) , what a great singing voice, and Ellie Simmonds (Widow Corney) worked so well together as did Ethan Lee and Emily Marshall as Mr and Mrs Sowerberry.  Tom Judson was a very cheeky Artful Dodger with a great personality !  Then we met  Dylan Singfield as Fagin -  wow  -  under that wig did we really have a 16+ youngster playing this very classical role.  Then we met Nancy -  beautifully played and sung by Katie Lawson.  Act 2 opens with a great company number  - Oom Pah Pah – then the mood darkens with the entrance of Bill Sykes – brilliantly played by Lewis Haycock – a real menacing character -  who well deserved his “boos” at the curtain call!   The principals were supported so well by the actors playing the cameo roles and by a very enthusiastic and talented company.  The orchestra was simply excellent.  The production numbers were really well choreographed  -  Chris Renshaw  directed the production and must be so proud of you all.  Congratulations to EVERYONE involved in such a great show. It was a real pleasure to meet you all on stage after the performance.

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