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All performances feature creatively integrated sign language, audio description and captioning. Integrated access aims to make the story of Oliver Twist accessible to everyone.
★★★★★ "an unmissable, extraordinary production" WhatsOnStage
★★★★★ "fluid and seamless" Yorkshire Post
★★★★ "this buccaneering production is a visual feast" The Times
★★★★ "moves like hyper-Dickens" The Guardian
★★★★ "an entertaining, embracive, necessary corrective" The Stage
Initially planned to hit the Stratford East stage in May 2020, the landmark production has been specially filmed for audiences to enjoy online in the comfort of their own home.
Born into poverty and misfortune, Oliver Twist escapes the workhouse for a life of adventure where he joins Artful Dodger, Fagin and their mischievous gang of pick pockets. But the enjoyment is short lived as he falls under the influence of the vicious Bill Sykes.
Bold, brutal and beautiful, this highly acclaimed version of Oliver Twist sends you on a dark adventure through the twisted streets of London. Adapted by award-winning playwright Bryony Lavery, the production features creatively integrated sign language, audio description and captioning.
OLIVER TWIST is presented in association with Ramps On The Moon. Now in its fifth year, this pioneering initiative from seven major UK theatre companies is committed to putting D/deaf and disabled artists and audiences at the centre of their work.
Online streaming tickets are available from £15 sold via Leeds Playhouse. You will be taken to a new page when you select 'Book'. You will have access for 48hrs after the date and time of the showing you have booked for. Within that period, you can watch the show when you like, and as many times as you like.
A Leeds Playhouse production in co-production with Ramps on the Moon.
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AUDIO DESCRIBED FLYER
AUDIO DESCRIBED INTRODUCTION
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BSL INTRODUCTION
Online streaming tickets are sold via Leeds Playhouse. You will be taken to a new page when you select 'Book'. You will have access to watch the recording for 48hrs after the date and time of the showing you have booked for. Within that period, you can watch the show when you like, and as many times as you like.
Everyone will get the same view of the show regardless of the ticket they buy, however we’d like you to consider opting for the £15 ticket if you are watching alone, £20 for 2 people, and £25 for 3 or more.
Age Guidance: 11+. The play shows depictions of suicide, and violence and abuse against women and children and people with disabilities.
Written by Bryony Lavery
Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens
Directed by Amy Leach
Associate Director Adam Bassett
Set & Costume Designer Hayley Grindle
Lighting Designer Joseff Fletcher
Sound Designer John Biddle
Composer Oliver Vibrans
Projection Designer Akhila Krishnan
Puppet Director Rachael Canning
BSL Consultant Daryl Jackson
Audio Description Consultant Benjamin Wilson
BSL Interpreter (lead) Dave Wycherley
Casting Director Kay Magson
Production Manager Lewis Moore
Creative Enabler Kirsty Pennycook
Photography by Anthony Robling
All performances feature creatively integrated sign language, audio description and captioning. Integrated access aims to make the story of Oliver Twist accessible to everyone.
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