Oliver!
Oliver! at The Gielgud Theatre, London
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Oliver!
Matt Lucas to star in Oliver! for 6 weeks only from 22nd September 2026 📣
Matt Lucas will star as Fagin in Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver!, for 6 weeks only at the Gielgud Theatre in London from Tuesday 22 September to Sunday 1 November 2026.
Wednesday 15 July 2026
About the show
Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver!, which he has fully reconceived with director and choreographer Matthew Bourne, will open in London at the end of the year.
The cast includes Simon Lipkin (Guys and Dolls, Avenue Q) as Fagin with Matt Lucas taking over the role for 6 weeks only from 22nd September - 1st November 2026, Shanay Holmes (Miss Saigon, The Bodyguard) as Nancy, Aaron Sidwell (Henry VI, Wicked) as Bill Sikes, Billy Jenkins (Les Misérables, BBC’s Dodger) as the Artful Dodger and Philip Franks (The Rocky Horror Show, Witness for the Prosecution) as Mr Brownlow.
With a sensational score, including Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, You’ve Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two, I’d Do Anything, Oom Pah Pah, As Long As He Needs Me and many more, the Olivier, Tony and Oscar-winning masterpiece vividly brings to life Dickens’ ever-popular story of the boy who asked for more.
Featuring - Matt Lucas
One half of the hilarious comedy duo behind the BAFTA Award-winning BBC comedy show, Little Britain. Matt Lucas made his name as George Dawes, the hyperactive man-baby on the Reeves and Mortimer game-show, drumming insane rhythms and hollering out the end of round scores. He then went on to create and star in the spoof interview show Rock Profiles with David Walliams.