Oliver!
November 25-29, 2026
Consider yourself at home with Lionel Bart’s classic musical based on the Charles Dickens novel, Oliver Twist. The Tony and Olivier Award-winning show is one of the few musicals to win an Academy Award for Best Picture and is widely hailed as a true theatrical masterpiece by actors and audience members alike.
The streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver escapes to London and finds acceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly Fagin. When Oliver is captured for a theft that he did not commit, the benevolent victim, Mr. Brownlow takes him in. Fearing the safety of his hideout, Fagin employs the sinister Bill Sikes and the sympathetic Nancy to kidnap him back, threatening Oliver’s chances of discovering the true love of a family.
OLIVER!
Red Team:
Isla Straeten as Oliver Twist
Juliette Gawthroupe as The Artful Dodger
Performances: Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Friday 7:00 p.m., and Saturday 1:00 p.m.
Blue Team:
Fae Lewis as Oliver Twist
Wyatt Foerster as The Artful Dodger
Performances: Thursday 7:00 p.m., Saturday 7:00 p.m., and Sunday 1:00 p.m.
Cast
Oliver Twist Fae Lewis & Isla Straeten
The Artful Dodger Wyatt Foerster & Juliette Gawthroupe
Fagin Matthew Dudziak
Bill Sikes Tim Clarke
Nancy Kiera Watson
Mr. Sowerberry Jeffrey Zeuner
Mrs. Sowerberry Elona Love
Noah Claypole Alex Dartsch
Bumble Pierre Elrick
Widow Corney Samantha Yassine
Charlotte Poesy Angle
Bet Chiara Pavone
Mrs. Bedwin Amy Estill
Mr. Brownlow Richard Dawson
Dr. Grimwig Jacob Hundt
Old Sally Judy Steers
Knife Grinder John Attwell
Strawberry Seller Daphne Clarke
Milkmaid Jenna Brasz
Rose Seller Jarin Pintana
Charlie Bates Max Bronson
Fagin’s Gang IJ Arnold, Quinn Au, Sequoia Baskin, Max Bronson, Aspen Carolus, Jazz Corriveau, Coleson Hartog, Lily MacLean, Wilson McLean, Joshua Mitchell, Clover Stewart, Amelia Ting
Workhouse Children Eloise Allen, Matilda Clarke, Ariana Deyell, Chase Gervais, Edison Gray, Aria Martindale, Kellen O’Brien, Malik Sarkis Skinner, Nico Tedesco, Mara Vigon
Ensemble Anita Armstrong, Petra Brzak, Ashwin Chisholm-Dharwarkar, Julia Dartsch, Jessica Davies, Llewyn Kinney, Michelle MacMillan, Kemi Olagunju, Ibrahim Roque, Souhaila Sarkis, Katarina Sippel Eitzen, David Svoboda, Jacky Vong
Orchestra
GREGSON LODGE Keyboard 1
PETER DE SOUSA Keyboard 2
FRED SMITH Guitar 1
SIMON PEQUEGNAT Guitar 2
DYLAN MEILER Guitar 3
MICHAEL BERGAUER Bass
DON MCDOUGALL Drums
JENNIFER RODRIGUES Conductor
Production Team
JANE MARIN Artistic Director
HOLLY PERKINS Choreographer
TERRI-ANN GAWTHROUPE Vocal Director
JEN RODRIGUES Orchestral Director
JEFF PERKINS Production Coordinator
CARRIE MURRAY Production Coordinator
HANNAH WRIGHT Stage Manager
BOB BROWN Assistant Stage Manager
CASSANDRA WOLFF Assistant Stage Manager
RACHAEL STOTT Assistant Stage Manager
SOPHIE MLODZIK Assistant Stage Manager
LUISA LAGO Props Master
NATHAN HUBBARD Sound Designer
JACQUI TEDESCO Costume Designer
PAUL BARSON Set Designer
RICHARD DAWSON Set Builder
BARBARA BRYCE Scenic Designer
SARA SZYMANSKI Lighting Designer
GREGSON LODGE Rehearsal Pianist
JOSHUA LONUZZO Technical Director
Main Stage,
River Run Centre
Guelph
November 25th, 26th, 27th & 28th, 2026 7:00pm
November 28th & 29th, 2026 1:00pm
Director: Jane Martin
Choreographer: Holly Perkins
Vocal Director: Terri-Ann Gawthroupe
Orchestral Director: Jennifer Rodrigues