Students from Highlands Middle School’s Theatre Department will perform Oliver, the classic, intergenerational musical by Lionel Bart based on Charles Dickens’ famous novel, Oliver Twist.
Appropriate for all generations of theatre-goers, this timely story brings to light the importance of friendship and caring for one another when the world is set against you from the very beginning.
The streets of Victorian England come to life as Oliver, a malnourished orphan in a workhouse, becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker.
Oliver escapes to London and finds acceptance amongst a group of petty thieves and pickpockets led by the elderly Fagin. When Oliver is captured for a theft that he did not commit, the benevolent victim, Mr. Brownlow, takes him in.
Fearing the safety of his hideout, Fagin employs the sinister Bill Sikes and the sympathetic Nancy to kidnap him back, threatening Oliver’s chances of discovering the true love of a family.
Open to the public, performances take place at Highlands High School Performing Arts Center, 2400 Memorial Parkway, in Fort Thomas.
Remaining performances:
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, 2 p.m.
Tickets are $8 for students and $10 for adults.
Tickets are RESERVED SEATING only.
Purchase tickets in advance at oliver.hhsbirds.com. Any remaining unreserved tickets can be purchased at the door one hour prior to each show.
