Poverty, prostitutes, child gangs and catchy songs: Lionel Bart's artful Dickens adaptation doesn't stint on the social commentary, but it still leaves you with a skip in your stepOliver! was one of the first musicals I saw it brought about my first trip to the West End, aged five and was also the first musical I appeared in. Somehow I blagged my way into the lead role at primary school apparently it made one of t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AM on April 21, 2014