'Turning in the evening's most impressive performance is Karen Baum, who plays Nancy, a former protege of Fagin's who now is a prostitute under the marginal protection of Sykes. 'You have to love Simon ColkerвЂ™s Artful Dodger, who triumphantly accepts deportation to Australia, where he doubtless goes on to become a successful politician.'Д¬hristopher Rawson, Pittsburgh Post Gazette Mike Vargo, Entertainment Central Pittsburgh Tony Bingham plays the role, and he portrays a captivatingly terrifying Sikes just by the way he looks-smoldering with lust, simmering with resentment about to burst.' 'One key character is the adult criminal Bill Sikes. Pre-Show Lecture: December 9- Lecture at 7 p.m.Post-Show Talk-back: December 6- Discussion and Q&A to follow 2 p.m.Opening Night: December 5- Reception to follow 8 p.m.The Charity Randall Theatre inside the Stephen Foster Memorial, 4301 Forbes Avenue, Oakland This family-friendly play was commissioned by the Gate Theatre in Dublin and comes from the pen of our Artistic & Executive Director, Alan Stanford.Д«y Charles Dickens | Adapted for the stage by Alan Stanford In one of the most famous stories of all time, the young and innocent are brought face to face with some of the worst sinners in London, but the result is an understanding of salvation and happiness. With his life in danger, a saint of unusual pedigree finally brings all to right. Set against the backdrop of a dark and grimy Victorian London, Oliver Twist is orphaned and lost in a world of criminals and tarts and held in the clutches of an avaricious old man.

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