Zeorymer
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Where are the songs "My Name" and "That's Your Funeral"? Those were some of the best ones in the musical and the movie version left them out. But enough of my complaining. Here we go.
OLIVER TWIST-A young and idealistic orphan who seems to find trouble at every bend. He seems to be a bit naive though. Isn't it obvious that Fagin doesn't run a laundry?
THE ARTFUL DODGER-A charismatic young boy who likes bright clothes. Working for the thief Fagin, he's become the best pickpocket the old man has. Becomes Oliver's mentor.
FAGIN-An elderly criminal who has trained a group of boys to pickpocket for him in exchange for food and shelter. Although he seems caring and sentimental at times, the crook would abandon his crew if the need arose.
NANCY-A prostitute who works at a bar, she's madly in love with the murderer Bill Sykes. Occasionally working with Fagin, she takes a liking to young Oliver.
BILL SYKES-Or Sikes, if you like the book's spelling. He's a murderer with a sadistic streak. Despite all the pain he's caused her, Nancy can't bring herself to leave him.
MR. BUMBLE-The cruel and bumbling beadle of the workhouse where Oliver spends his first nine years. He later marries the Widow Corney solely for her money, and regrets the decision later. He's out to make his life easier and other lives worse at any cost. He even sells Oliver away.
MR. BROWNLOW-A kindly old gentleman who takes Oliver in after the latter is wrongly accused of picking the former's pocket. He later notices the resemblance between his daughter Agnes and young Oliver....hmmmm.....
MR. SOWERBERRY-The morbid and proud of it undertaker that buys Oliver from the workhouse for 5 pounds. He's intimidated by Mrs. Sowerberry, who wears the pants in the family. He has a bigger role in the theatre version than in the movie version.
NOAH CLAYPOLE-The bully undertaker's apprentice who bullies Oliver, finally going too far when he insults the orphan's dead mother. He later joins Fagin's gang.
DR. GRIMWIG-AN old friend of Mr. Brownlow's, he inspects Oliver after the young boy's arrival at Mr. Brownlow's house. He doesn't trust Oliver, and continually promises to eat his own head. He is a very bad doctor.
OLIVER TWIST-A young and idealistic orphan who seems to find trouble at every bend. He seems to be a bit naive though. Isn't it obvious that Fagin doesn't run a laundry?
THE ARTFUL DODGER-A charismatic young boy who likes bright clothes. Working for the thief Fagin, he's become the best pickpocket the old man has. Becomes Oliver's mentor.
FAGIN-An elderly criminal who has trained a group of boys to pickpocket for him in exchange for food and shelter. Although he seems caring and sentimental at times, the crook would abandon his crew if the need arose.
NANCY-A prostitute who works at a bar, she's madly in love with the murderer Bill Sykes. Occasionally working with Fagin, she takes a liking to young Oliver.
BILL SYKES-Or Sikes, if you like the book's spelling. He's a murderer with a sadistic streak. Despite all the pain he's caused her, Nancy can't bring herself to leave him.
MR. BUMBLE-The cruel and bumbling beadle of the workhouse where Oliver spends his first nine years. He later marries the Widow Corney solely for her money, and regrets the decision later. He's out to make his life easier and other lives worse at any cost. He even sells Oliver away.
MR. BROWNLOW-A kindly old gentleman who takes Oliver in after the latter is wrongly accused of picking the former's pocket. He later notices the resemblance between his daughter Agnes and young Oliver....hmmmm.....
MR. SOWERBERRY-The morbid and proud of it undertaker that buys Oliver from the workhouse for 5 pounds. He's intimidated by Mrs. Sowerberry, who wears the pants in the family. He has a bigger role in the theatre version than in the movie version.
NOAH CLAYPOLE-The bully undertaker's apprentice who bullies Oliver, finally going too far when he insults the orphan's dead mother. He later joins Fagin's gang.
DR. GRIMWIG-AN old friend of Mr. Brownlow's, he inspects Oliver after the young boy's arrival at Mr. Brownlow's house. He doesn't trust Oliver, and continually promises to eat his own head. He is a very bad doctor.
Note: This is copied word for word out of the script for the play published by the Dramatic Publishing Company.
SYLVIA BARRETT: She is a very sensitive and attractive teacher teaching her first class. She cares deeply about her profession, but has a wonderful sense of the absurd which is one way she clings on to her sanity. She has a resilient enthusiasm, a genuine concern for her students, and ultimately great strength.
PAUL BARRINGER: He is a very handsome English teacher and accordingly much admired. In a sense his refuge is in being an unpublished writer, apparently poised to flee the school the moment his writing is published. His fear of involvement makes him appear insensitive.
BEATRICE SHACHTER: She's a little older than Sylvia and much more experienced. In spite of having "been through the mill," she retains a great zest for both teaching and life. She is a natural "befriender" and can't resist helping Sylvia in every way she can.
J. J. MCHABE: "Administrative Assistant" is his title, but he's the disciplinary force that holds the school together. His manner is strong, sometimes angry, and at times he would be considered a would-be dictator. That would be an unfair judgment however, as he goes about his job with a blazing determination.
JOE FERONE: He's a hostile, handsome young man with a high I.Q. but failing almost every class. He's been hit hard by the world outside, so hard that he protects himself by expecting the worst out of every situation.
SYLVIA BARRETT: She is a very sensitive and attractive teacher teaching her first class. She cares deeply about her profession, but has a wonderful sense of the absurd which is one way she clings on to her sanity. She has a resilient enthusiasm, a genuine concern for her students, and ultimately great strength.
PAUL BARRINGER: He is a very handsome English teacher and accordingly much admired. In a sense his refuge is in being an unpublished writer, apparently poised to flee the school the moment his writing is published. His fear of involvement makes him appear insensitive.
BEATRICE SHACHTER: She's a little older than Sylvia and much more experienced. In spite of having "been through the mill," she retains a great zest for both teaching and life. She is a natural "befriender" and can't resist helping Sylvia in every way she can.
J. J. MCHABE: "Administrative Assistant" is his title, but he's the disciplinary force that holds the school together. His manner is strong, sometimes angry, and at times he would be considered a would-be dictator. That would be an unfair judgment however, as he goes about his job with a blazing determination.
JOE FERONE: He's a hostile, handsome young man with a high I.Q. but failing almost every class. He's been hit hard by the world outside, so hard that he protects himself by expecting the worst out of every situation.
The song that Jack and Algy sing is the best (only good) part of the movie. That is, if you're sober and watching this movie. I'm fully convinced that Judi Dench should be shot for doing Bracknell so poorly. Colin Firth, however, was a single bright star among other dead ones.