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The reviews are in for Oliver! and to say that critics are loving this year's summer musical is an understatement. Have a scroll through the comments and photos below. You've got until 7 Sep to catch Oliver! playing the Festival Theatre, but be quick as tickets really are selling fast...
The creative team have genuinely breathed new life into this staple of British musical theatre. It’s a joyous celebration and a genuine feel-good show.
WhatsOnStage
Matthew Bourne’s spring-loaded, high-kicking, petticoat-flouncing dancers fill every inch of the stage.
Daily Mail
If you can’t buy a ticket, you’ll have to pick a pocket or two
Mail on Sunday
Beg, borrow or even better, pick-a-pocket to see this production.
West End Best Friend
A slick, sumptuous affair, a visual delight.
The Stage
This brilliant musical, which without doubt revitalised British Musical Theatre back in 1960, 64 years on is as fresh and as vibrant as if written only yesterday. Once more Chichester Festival Theatre have triumphed, a gem of a show with a brilliant cast, the best evening of theatre you can get this summer.
The Latest
Oliver! is musical theatre at whizz bang peak. It has never been bettered.
West Sussex Gazette
Simon Lipkin’s spiralling, feverish version of Reviewing the Situation is a klezmer-esque triumph.
The Times
Shanay Holmes does exactly what a good Nancy should. Her sung vocals are sweet and uplifting; her belt-vocals blow you back into your seat and make you give thanks for your ticket.
Portsmouth News
The showstopping “Consider Yourself” is worth the ticket price on its own, a masterpiece of technical virtuosity.
Broadway World
So fundamentally ebullient it’s like bottled joy: guaranteed to put a spring in your step.
The Telegraph
You’ll struggle to think of anything you’ve seen that surpasses it, not just at the Festival Theatre but at any theatre anywhere.
Chichester Observer
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