
Matt Lucas will star as Fagin in Lionel Bart’s iconic musical, Oliver!, for 6 weeks only at the Gielgud Theatre in London from Tuesday 22 September to Sunday 1 November 2026.
Actor, author, comedian, presenter, and writer Matt Lucas most recently played the role of Thénardier to great acclaim in the all-star production of Les Misérables: The Arena Concert Spectacular in many cities across the globe, as well as performing in the 40th Anniversary celebrations of the London production.
Simon Lipkin, who was nominated for an Olivier Award for brilliantly reinventing the role of Fagin in this celebrated new production of Oliver! will continue in the role until Sunday 20 September, before resuming from Tuesday 3 November after the birth of his child.
Directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne
Co-directed by Jean-Pierre van der Spuy
Designed by Lez Brotherston
Lighting design is by Paule Constable and Ben Jacobs
Sound design by Adam Fisher
Video design by George Reeve
New orchestrations by Stephen Metcalfe based on the original by William David Brohn
Music supervision is by Graham Hurman.
Lionel Bart’s musical masterpiece, freely adapted from Charles Dickens’ novel, Oliver! tells the story of the orphaned Oliver Twist, who escapes the harsh Victorian workhouse and takes refuge in London’s murky underworld with the wily gang leader Fagin and his team of resourceful pickpockets led by the Artful Dodger. He finds a friend in the kind-hearted Nancy and when he’ s wrongly arrested for stealing, Oliver meets an unexpected saviour; but is happiness truly within his grasp?
With a sensational score, including Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, You’ve Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two, I’d Do Anything, Oom Pah Pah, As Long As He Needs Me and many more, the Olivier, Tony and Oscar-winning masterpiece vividly brings to life Dickens’ ever-popular story of the boy who asked for more.
Booking until
14 March 2027
Show Times
Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday at 2.30pm
Tuesday at 7pm and Wednesday-Saturday at 7.30pm
Running time
2 hours and 40 minutes (including interval)
Theatre
Gielgud Theatre
Age Recommendation
7+
Accessible Performances
Audio Described Performance 12 September 2026
Captioned Performance 19 September 2026


