This is a rare single page advertising herald (flyer) promoting the opening of the West End revival of the LIONEL BART musical hit "OLIVER!" at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London. (The production began previews on December 12th, 2008, officially opened January 14th, 2009 and ran for two years, closing January 8th, 2011.) ..... The musical starred ROWAN ATKINSON as "Fagin", JODIE PRENGER as "Nancy", BURN GORMAN as "Bill Sikes" and GWION WYN JONES and HARRY STOTT alternating in the title role and featured JULIUS D'SILVA, JULIAN GLOVER, ROSEMARY LEACH, JULIAN BLEACH and LOUISE GOLD ..... CREDITS: Book, Music and Lyrics by LIONEL BART ("Oliver!", "Blitz", "Lock Up Your Daughters", "Maggie May", "Fings Ain't Wot They Used T' Be", "Twang", "La Strada") freely adapted from CHARLES DICKENS' "Oliver Twist"; Sets and Costumes designed by ANTHONY WARD; Musical Direction by GRAHAM HURMAN; Musical Staging by MATTHEW BOURNE; Directed by RUPERT GOOLD based on the original staging of SAM MENDES; Produced by CAMERON MACKINTOSH in association with SOUTHBROOK GROUP LIMITED ..... DETAILS: Advertising handbills and heralds were distributed or inserted into the playbills of other productions to help generate ticket sales for upcoming shows and events. This single page, two-sided flyer was released prior to the opening and measures 3 7/8" X 8 1/4" inches. It was printed on a glossy card stock and includes full production and partial cast credits, opening date, beautiful graphics, promotional text and booking information ..... CONDITION: This rare flyer is in excellent condition and will make a wonderful addition to the collection of any musical theatre aficionado or historian. This item will be carefully packaged in a protective, carded sleeve and backed by stiff cardboard.