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The Music of Oliver!
Remember our old tune; be back soon!
The unforgettable music and the lyrics to Oliver! were written by Lionel Bart in 1960. He had begun his career eight years earlier when he first started to write for The International Youth Centre. Penning numerous songs and revues for the IYC, it wasn't until Bart joined The Unity Theatre in London that his work really began to take off.
Oliver! was the third full length musical that Bart had written and, right from its opening performance at The New Theatre, the show was a hit. Audiences loved Bart's lavish production and elegant score and soon the production was toured around the globe. Embedded within the story, the riotous sing-a-longs like Food, Glorious Food and Be Back Soon effortlessly make way for sweeping and sensitive ballads like Where is Love? creating a rich and varied masterpiece.
Of course, it's the songs that really makes or breaks a show in the West End and, with a score that includes such stunning numbers as these, it's easy to see how Oliver! has been so successful for over 40 years; and why it will go on to be such a hit with audiences everywhere.
Here are some of the famous songs that audiences can expect to enjoy...
- Food, Glorious Food
- Oliver!
- Boy for Sale
- Where is Love?
- Consider Yourself
- You've got to Pick a Pocket or Two
- I'd Do Anything
- Be Back Soon
- Oom-Pah-Pah
- As Long As He Needs Me
- Reviewing the Situation
- Who Will Buy
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Relevant Information for Oliver! - The London Show
Oliver!
After over a decade on hiatus, the stage show Oliver! is set to make its triumphant return to the West End following the new Saturday night sensation, I'd Do Anything
The History of Oliver
The 1968 film version is one of the most successful film musicals of all time but there are a few notable differences between it and the stage version
Oliver Restaurant
Your Oliver! London theatre break can include dinner at the exclusive Bertorelli's, just off Covent Garden in London
