SLO Little Theatre presents “Oliver!,” Lionel Bart’s Tony Award-winning musical, based on Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist. “Oliver!” runs June 16-July 9, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m.
There is a new name for live theatre in downtown SLO. The San Luis Obispo Little Theatre will rebrand as the San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre as they launch our 2017-2018 Season this July. But before they do, there is one more show to celebrate as part of our landmark 70th Anniversary Season. Lionel Bart’s brilliant, Tony Award winning “Oliver!” will open on Friday, June 16 and run through Sunday, July 9 on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15-$35 and may be purchased at slorep.org or by calling the Box Office at (805) 786-2440.
“Ageless, timeless and matchless…Lionel Bart’s musical masterpiece,” The Sunday Times said.
Bringing Charles Dickens’ beloved novel to life, Lionel Bart’s “Oliver!” takes audiences on a wild adventure through Victorian England. Young, orphaned Oliver Twist, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes to London and finds acceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly Fagin. When Oliver is captured for a theft that he did not commit, the benevolent victim, Mr. Brownlow takes him in. Fearing the safety of his hideout, Fagin employs the sinister Bill Sikes and the sympathetic Nancy to kidnap him back, threatening Oliver’s chances of discovering the true love of a family. With spirited, timeless songs like As Long as He Needs Me, Food, Glorious Food, Consider Yourself and Where is Love, “Oliver!” is widely.