Palace, Manchester, then touring: February 7 marked the bicentenary of the birth of Charles Dickens so it's highly appropriate to celebrate the occasion by re-visiting the musical based on one of his most famous works that has become a classic in its own right. Lionel Bart's Oliver!, now amazingly itself over half a century old, is to the West End musical what Guys and Dolls is to Broadway, at once ageless,…
SOURCE: The Stage at 05:34AM on February 8, 2012