- Musical
- 14 sep 2019 – 26 apr 2020, Main Stage.
- Approx. 3 h incl. intermission. More exact running time given near the premiere.
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Ensemble
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Team
- Conductor and musical direction
- Bjorn Dobbelaere
- Conductor
- Susanne Vibæck Svanekier
- Conductor
- Martin Nagashima Toft
- Direction and choreography
- Fredrik Benke Rydman
- Co-director
- Victoria Brattström
- Set design
- Frida Arvidsson
- Costume design
- Lehna Edwall
- Lighting design
- Tobias Hallgren
- Orchestra arrangement
- William David Brohn
- Sound design
- Dennis Barkevall
Ensemble
- Oliver
- Mathias Graffner
- Oliver
- Pontus Sköldberg
- Oliver
- Viktor Werlenius
- Dodger
- Wilmer Hellsten
- Dodger
- Max Johnsson
- Dodger
- Enis Syla
- Fagin
- David Lundqvist
- Nancy
- Caroline Gustafsson
- Bill Sikes
- Tobias Ahlsell
- Mr. Bumble
- Markus Pettersson
- Widow Corney
- Anna-Maria Hallgarn
- Mr. Sowerberry
- Lars Bethke
- Mrs. Sowerberry
- Åsa Fång
- Charlotte Sowerberry
- Emilia Hallstensson
- Noah Claypole
- Nils Reinholtz
- Mr. Brownlow
- Lars Hjertner
- Old Sally
- Ingahlill Wagelin
- Mrs. Bedwin
- Kajsa Reingardt
- Dr. Grimwig
- Ole Forsberg
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- Ensemble / Cover, Bumble
- Jacob Andréas
- Ensemble / Cover, Charlotte
- Kyra Bergman
- Ensemble
- Markus Christensen
- Ensemble
- Amalie Eggen
- Ensemble
- Alvaro Estrella
- Ensemble / Cover, Noah
- Rasmus Hanák
- Ensemble / Cover, Bet
- Rudina Hatipi
- Ensemble
- Hanna Holmgren Pettersson
- Ensemble
- Ann Mirro
- Ensemble / Cover, Fagin
- Nils Närman Svensson
- Ensemble / Cover, Brownlow
- Johan Rudebeck
- Ensemble / Cover, Mrs. Bedwin
- Anna Salonen
- Ensemble / Cover, Nancy
- Micaela Sjöstedt
- Ensemble / Cover, Corney
- Kattis Trollregn
- Ensemble / Cover, Sikes
- Andreas Vilsmyr
- Ensemble / Cover, Mr Sowerberry & Mr Grimwig
- Johan Wennerstrand
- Ensemble
- Pontus Wonkavaara
- Ensemble / Cover, Mrs Sowerberry & Sally
- Lina Zerpe
- Children’s ensemble
- Ivar Afzelius, Theo Axelsson, Theodor Barasin Andersson, Mia Louise Barjasic, Estelle Bengtsson, Febe Bergenkull, Tilda Bergenkull, Alexander Bohre, Saga Borg Högvall, Allie Brehmer, Benjamin Ekenved Jallow, Malin Ellmark, Stina Estling, Filippa Fabo, Joel Fagerlund, Knut Fernström, Joline Forsberg Bruno Fovaeus, Irma Gallardo Linderstål, Alvin Gillberg, Clara Gimenez Bahl, Lova Hallbäck, Vilmer Jendevi, Nathanael Karlsson, Gustav Kjelbye, Theodor Klingstam, Ella Krabbe, Amanda Kurkinen, Jack Lagerström Nilsson, Cornelia Lindström, Jassi Lundberg Singh
- Darius Manzoor, Luka Marinov, Philip Mathiesen, Thelma Modig, Nova Moen, Joshua Nandra, Jonathan Nåfors Dahlin, Beda Odlöw Nyberg, Karin Olsson, Vide Palmgren Berisson, Sofia Reinedahl, Ester Sandnil, Mia Sasaki, Hedwig Signert, Leo Stadelman Andréas, Felix Steffensen, Matilda Stenman, Ada Strandberg, Stina Ström, Alva Sung, Selma Svenner, Julia Sziranyi, Alva Tvete Vik, Jack Ullman, Andrea Waernqvist, Moa Wessberg, Agnes Westin, Tristan Widmark, Elva Vigfusdottir, Iza Wingård, Tim Wingård, Kate Åkervall
- The Göteborg Opera Orchestra
Production licensed by Cameron Mackintosh and the Southbrook Group. Can be chosen as part of the Premiere, Weekday and Your Choice subscriptions.
Oliver!
Musical by Lionel Bart.
Fredrik Benke Rydman’s version of this beloved musical, based on the celebrated novel by Charles Dickens.
Music and text Lionel Bart (1930–1999) based on Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist.
Performed in Swedish. Surtitles in Swedish and English.
New Swedish translation by Ulricha Johnson.
”Unsentimental and street-smart”— GT/Expressen
”Fantastic performances”— Göteborgs-Posten
”Benke Rydman has done everything right””— GT/Expressen
”Both brilliant and moving”— Svenska Dagbladet
The homeless orphan Oliver Twist has a very hard life, cast around like a worthless token between people and situations. Each time he gets a break, the glimmer of hope is extinguished, casting him back into the depths of despair. Yet even in the depths he finds warmth and kindness: Nancy, the “tart with a heart”, and Fagin – pragmatist, survivor and master pickpocket. Can Oliver trust anyone?
Fredrik Benke Rydman, the acclaimed founder of the ground-breaking dance company Bounce, has a string of successes to his name. With his background in street dance and his unwavering belief in children’s abilities, he’s the perfect choice to add a new dimension to Lionel Bart’s poignant musical. Benke Rydman and his team cleverly reveal the vast chasm between children’s and adults’ perspectives. It’s a world infused with crackling energy, imaginative freedom and stunning dance performances. In the lead up to ”Oliver!”, 100 children aged 6 to 11 have participated in a year-long ”Oliver School” run at the Göteborg Opera – with free classes in song, dance and acting. Sixty of these children divided into three groups will perform in the production; among them the two main roles Oliver and Dodger.
The world premiere of ”Oliver!” took place in London’s West End in 1960. The film version of the musical won 6 Oscars in 1969. The songs include Food Glorious Food, Consider yourself, I'd do anything, You've got to pick a pocket or two, Oom-pah-pah and Where is love?
Get ready ... for ”Oliver!”
Photos from the performance
Oliver! Panel discussion: Small gangsters by necessity?
3 September, 7.00pm
The Small Stage
Free admission
Participants: Fredrik Benke Rydman (direction and choreography), Bjorn Dobbelaere (conductor), Victoria Brattström (co-director), Lehna Edvall (costume designer), Frida Arvidsson (set designer), Caroline Gustafsson (Nancy) och David Lundqvist (Fagin).
Panel chair: Göran Gademan (dramaturgist). Musical interludes, with Joakim Kallhed at the piano.
Note: The discussion will be conducted in Swedish, with some short sections in English.
“Oliver! is a fantastic musical, now presented for the first time in Gothenburg. It puts children center stage and is characterized by a raw nerve, wit and street energy that is typical for both London and Gothenburg.”— Stephen Langridge, Artistic Director Opera/Drama 2013–June 2019
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Season 2019/2020 will be extra special. Opera blockbusters like Die Walküre, La bohème, Tosca and Carmen. A new street-wise version of the much-loved musical Oliver! Spell-binding dance by the New Circus acrobat Yoann Bourgeois and dance-icon Ohad Naharin. And much, much more! It’s a season brimming with passion, drama and fellow-feeling to look forward to and remember long after.
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84 performances. Runs until 26 april 2020.
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