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Oliver Twist Sweet and Innocent, Orphan Sweet and innocent, orphan Principal vocal - Where Is Love, I’d Do Anything, Be Back Soon, Consider Oliver Twist Youth (Yr 7+) Male workhouse boy, about 13yrs Soprano Yourself, Who Will Buy Cleverest of Fagin's gang. Introduces Principal vocal - Consider yourself, I’d Do Anything, Be Back Soon, Fine Artful Dodger Youth (Yr 7+) Male Oliver to Fagin - Cockney Soprano Life (Reprise) A career criminal that takes in Principal vocal - Pick-a-pocket, I’d Do Anything, Be Back Soon, Fine Life Fagin runaways and teaches them to pick Adult Male Baritone (Reprise), Reviewing the Situation pockets Cockney girl with warm heart. Bill Principal vocal - It’s a Fine Life, I’d Do Anything, Oom-pah-pah, As Long Nancy Late teens/early 20s Female Sykes girl. Alto As He Needs Me, Fine Life (Reprise) A villain in his prime, brutal and Principal vocal - Bill Sykes 20s/30s Male My Name, Fine Life (Reprise) ultimately murderous Baritone A large pompous man who runs the Principal vocal - Oliver, I Shall Scream, One Boy For Sale, Mr Bumble The Beadle Adult Male workhouse Tenor That’s Your Funeral A sharp-tongued, domineering widow- Principal vocal - Widow Corney Adult Female Oliver, I Shall Scream the workhouse mistress Soprano Mr Sowerberry The insensitive undertaker who takes Principal vocal - That’s Your Funeral Adult Male (+ ensemble/street vendor soloist*) in Oliver Baritone (Oom-pah-pah, Who Will Buy) Mrs Sowerberry Principal vocal - That’s Your Funeral The undertaker's wife Adult Female (+ ensemble/street vendor soloist?*) Soprano (Oom-pah-pah, Who Will Buy) Charlotte The Sowerberry's rude but flirtatious (Consider Yourself, Oom-pah-pah, Chorus Teen Female (+ ensemble) daughter Who Will Buy) Noah Claypole The Sowerberry's apprentice who (Oliver, Consider Yourself, Oom-pah-pah, Chorus Teen Male (+ ensemble/pauper assistant) bullies Oliver Who Will Buy) Principal vocal - Bet A teen in Fagin's gang - idolizes Nancy Teen Female It’s a Fine Life, I’d Do Anything Alto A kind gentleman of wealth and Mr Brownlow None singing Adult Male breeding, Oliver's grandfather The Brownlows' Housekeeper, cares Principal vocal - Mrs Bedwin Adult Female Where Is Love (Reprise) for Oliver Soprano Dr Grimwig A foppish doctor and friend of Mr Chorus Adult Male (Consider Yourself, Oom-pah-pah) (+ Ensemble/Bow St Runner) Brownlow Old Sally A pauper who assisted at Oliver's (Consider Yourself, Oom-pah-pah, Chorus Adult Female (+ Ensemble) birth and stole his mother's locket Who Will Buy) Consider Yourself, Oom-pah-pah, Old Lady Ensemble Chorus Adult Female Who Will Buy Oliver, Consider Yourself, Oom-pah-pah, Pauper Assistant/Bow St Runner Ensemble Chorus Late teen/Adult Male Who Will Buy Consider Yourself, Oom-pah-pah, Hussar/street vendor soloist* Ensemble Chorus Late teen/Adult Male Who Will Buy Consider Yourself, Oom-pah-pah, Chairman/Night Watchman Ensemble Chorus Adult Male Who Will Buy Consider Yourself, Oom-pah-pah, 1st woman/street vendor soloist* Ensemble Chorus Teen/Adult Female Who Will Buy Consider Yourself, Oom-pah-pah, 2nd woman/street vendor soloist* Ensemble Chorus Teen/Adult Female Who Will Buy Member of Fagin's Gang Consider Yourself, It’s A Fine Life, Charlie Bates Chorus Youth Either (Dodger's sidekick) Pick-a-pocket, Be Back Soon Food Glorious Food, Oliver, Consider Yourself, It’s A Workhouse Soloist/Fagin's Gang x 4 Youth Ensemble Chorus Youth Either Fine Life, Pick-a-pocket, Be Back Soon Food Glorious Food, Oliver, Consider Yourself, It’s A Workhouse/Fagin's Gang x 4 Youth Ensemble Chorus Youth Either Fine Life, Pick-a-pocket, Be Back Soon Food Glorious Food, Oliver, Consider Yourself, (Who Workhouse/Girl Youth Ensemble Chorus Youth Female Will Buy?) Food Glorious Food, Oliver, Consider Yourself, (Who Workhouse/Boy Youth Ensemble Chorus Youth Male Will Buy?) Food Glorious Food, Oliver, Consider Yourself, (Who Workhouse x 3 Youth Ensemble Chorus Youth Either Will Buy?) *Street Vendor Soloists Bow Street Runners are police! Rose Seller (alto) Milk Maid (mezzo) Strawberry Seller (mezzo) Knife Grinder (baritone) Long Song Seller (baritone).
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