Editing Oliver! (section)

==== 2011–13 UK and Ireland tour ====
After the 2009 revival closed in January 2011, Cameron Mackintosh announced that a new production based on the Drury Lane production with a new set and direction by Laurence Connor would embark on a 13-month UK and Ireland tour beginning at the [[Wales Millennium Centre|Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff]] in December 2011 and ending February 2013 at the [[Bristol Hippodrome]]. The tour was announced to star [[Neil Morrissey]] and [[Brian Conley]] sharing the role of Fagin and [[Samantha Barks]] (who came third in the BBC reality show ''[[I'd Do Anything (BBC TV series)|I'd Do Anything]]'', which was won by [[Jodie Prenger]] to be cast in the 2009 revival as Nancy) as Nancy before sharing the role with [[Cat Simmons]] while Barks left to appear as [[Éponine]] in the film adaptation of [[Les Misérables (2012 film)|''Les Misérables'']] (after Mackintosh announced the casting in January 2011 during the curtain call of a performance at the [[Palace Theatre, Manchester]]).