A young woman with long curly hair, wearing a grey frilly skirt, stands on a beer barrel. She is smiling and singing, surrounded by a crowd of people who are also smiling, singing, swaying with their arms on each other's shoulders and raising tankards.>

Inside the Oliver! rehearsal room

News 27 Jun 2024

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They’re part of the family! Our wonderful Oliver! company are now in Chichester, and here's a look at their very first day of rehearsals.

And if you're looking for even more Oliver! rehearsal content, take a scroll through our rehearsal gallery below.

Oliver! Rehearsal Gallery

  • An actress with long, dark curly hair sits on a wooden table, with her feet up on a stool under her. She is smiling, and reaching out towards a young actor who smiles back at her, he is holding some food and a beer tankard. They are surrounded by a crowd of other young actors, all looking at them, smiling and laughing. Some of the others hold food and beer bottles too.
  • An actor with dark hair, arm tattoos and a black t-shirt stands with his arms in front of him - in a pleeding or imploring gesture. He is looking at another man, who has a short crew cut and wears a white shirt. This man has a menacing expression on his face.
  • An actor stands in a rehearsal room, holding a wooden batton with a serious and slightly threatening expression on his face. He is looking to the side, and next to him a young woman sits. He is holding her wrist as she looks up at him worriedly. In the background, another woman sits on a stool in front of a pile of beer barrels, looking on with a concerned expression.
  • In the centre of the picture, a dark-haired man in a floral shirt stands with one arm stretched out and the other behind his back, in a dramatic, musical pose. He appears to be singing. On the left, a young actor has his arm stretched towards the man, also singing and posing, and next to him a woman with curly hair and a young boy stand smiling. On the right, a group of young actors kneel in front of and stand on top of a table, also posing with their arms wide.
  • A tall man with blond hair stands in a rehearsal room, holding a long staff. He is looking down at a young boy and yelling with his mouth and eyes wide. The young boy looks up at the man, away from the camera. Other children surround the boy, with shocked expressions, while other adults stand in the background looking shocked too. On the left of the angry man stands another man, who is glaring at the young boy.
  • A group of young actors stand and kneel together in a rehearsal room. They are singing, some of them hold their hands together, pleading, while others grip their stomachs:. It looks like they are hungry and begging for more food.
  • A crowd of young actors sing together in a rehearsal room. They are leaning against each other, some with their arms round each other's shoulders. The scene looks rowdy, some are holding beer tankards.
  • A young woman with long curly hair, wearing a grey frilly skirt, stands on a beer barrel. She is smiling and singing, surrounded by a crowd of people who are also smiling, singing, swaying with their arms on each other's shoulders and raising tankards.
  • An actor with wavy black hair and a bear, wearing a floral shirt, smiles at a man who's back is towards the camera. Another man, wearing glasses, stands on the right looking at the other two, smiling.
  • Cameron Mackintosh, who is wearing a green shirt and beige trousers, smiling and gesturing, leans on a table in a rehearsal room. Matthew Bourne, wearing a grey t-shirt, black trousers and glasses leans next to him, looking towards Cameron and smiling. They are in front of a crowd who are looking towards them, away from the camera.

Oliver! runs from 8 July - 7 September. Head to the show page to book now.

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