Oliver Twist: A Play for Young Audiences
By Charles Dickens.
Description
Originally produced by the Goodman Theatre of Chicago, this spirited play captures on stage the suspense which is found in the original Dickens story. Hailed as "thrilling," the play follows the adventures of the young orphan, Oliver, has he encounters all of Dickens' memorable characters. Treated terribly at the orphanage and feed only gruel, Oliver runs away to London only to fall into the clutches of a gang of thieves. There is the conjuring Fagin, the good-hearted Nancy, the rascal Dodger, and the bullying Bill Sykes. Played out against the background of Victorian London,...
ISBN(s)
1304408000, 9781304408006
