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Oliver! is a British

United Kingdom

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musical, with script, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart

Lionel Bart

Lionel Bart was a writer and composer of British pop music and musicals, best known for creating the book, music and lyrics for Oliver!-Early life:...

. The musical is based upon the novel

Novel

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Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist; or, The Parish Boy's Progress is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens, published by Richard Bentley in 1838. The story is about an orphan Oliver Twist, who endures a miserable existence in a workhouse and then is placed with an undertaker. He escapes and travels to...

by Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens

Charles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...

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It premiered in the West End

West End theatre

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in 1960, enjoying a long run, a successful Broadway

Broadway theatre

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production in 1963 and further tours and revivals. It was made into a musical film

Oliver! (film)

Oliver! is a 1968 British musical film directed by Carol Reed. The film is based on the stage musical Oliver!, with book, music and lyrics written by Lionel Bart. The screenplay was written by Vernon Harris....

in 1968. Major London revivals played from 1994-1998 and again from 2008-2011.
Oliver! was the first musical adaptation of a famous Charles Dickens work to become a stage hit.