Welcome to Victorian London: famous for fog, factories, and the filthy rich getting richer while the poor get… evicted. Enter Phil Pykes, a landlord so rotten he’d make Scrooge look generous, planning to turf out Nancy and her inexplicably named son, Jammy Dodger, so he can move into the student housing market. With the thieving game not what it once was, Nancy and Jammy’s prospects look bleak.

Just as despair sets in, a young orphan appears, asking for “more.” Meet Oliver, wide-eyed, innocent and absolutely starving. Schooled by the legendary Fagin in the light-fingered arts, he’s unleashed onto the London streets. But when Oliver bumps into a kind-hearted gent, his newfound loyalties face the ultimate test.

Oliver in a Twist was a summer panto that I wrote, composed and directed for Oran Mor.

"the sheer wit and energy of the writing and performances is impossible to fault, from start to finish." **** (The Scotsman)