This is a beautiful October 14th, 1963 programme (playbill) from the Original West End production of the LIONEL BART musical hit "OLIVER!" at the New Theatre in London. (The London production opened June 30th, 1960 and ran for 2618 performances.) ..... The musical starred AUBREY WOODS, NICOLETTE ROEG, ROBERT BRIDGES, OLWEN GRIFFITHS and HARRY GOODIER and featured ROBERT COOK, BETTY TURNER, MICHAEL BRETTON, EDNA DORE, PENNY REID, TREVOR RAY, LEONARD WHITING, WINNIE HUNT, GEORGE BISHOP, CLAUDE JONES and ELSIE WINSOR ..... 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 SEAN KENNY; Musical Direction by DONALD PIPPIN; Directed by PETER COE; Produced by DONALD ALBERY ..... DETAILS: The 16 page programme measures 4 7/8" X 7 1/4" inches and includes full production credits, cast list, synopsis of scenes, list of musical numbers and individual photos of each of the leading actors, but no cast bios ..... CONDITION: With the exception of a removed seal and a light vertical crease, this program 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.