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Oliver!, starring Rowan Atkinson as Fagin, opens in the West End of London

The new production of Oliver! is set to be the most successful West End show of all time.

Actors perform on stage during a rehearsal of Lionel Bart's musical adaptation of 'Oliver' at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
The new production of Oliver! is set to be the most successful West End show of all time, with record-breaking advance ticket sales of £15 million Credit: GETTY
Rowan Atkinson performs in the role of Fagin during a rehearsal of Lionel Bart's musical adaptation of 'Oliver' at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
The new production of Oliver!, which opens at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in London on Wednesday and stars Rowan Atkinson in the role of Fagin, is heavily booked until the end of July, with thousands of people paying up to £60 for a ticket Credit: GETTY
Harry Stott as Oliver and Robert Madge as the Artful Dodger in the musical Oliver
The show has attracted huge interest since last year's broadcast of the BBC One talent show, I'd Do Anything!, in which a panel of judges including Andrew Lloyd Webber, Denise Van Outen and Barry Humphries - the actor and comedian who played Fagin in Sir Cameron's previous production of Oliver! - picked three boys, Gwion Jones, Harry Stott [pictured] and Laurence Jeffcoate, to share the lead role Credit: PA
Jodie Prenger in the role of Nancy
Another trio, Eric Dibb Fuller, Robert Madge and Ross McCormack [pictured] share the role of the Artful Dodger Credit: GETTY
Jodie Prenger as Nancy
A public vote in the show's final episode saw Jodie Prenger chosen to play role of the ill-fated Nancy in Sir Cameron's new £4.5 million production, which is directed by Rupert Goold and choreographed by Matthew Bourne Credit: GETTY
Jodie Prenger as Nancy and Gwion Wyn Jones as Oliver
Reviews suggest the British public got it right in voting for Miss Prenger Credit: PA
Rowan Atkinson, playing Fagin, performs in a press preview of the new production of the musical Oliver at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Atkinson is best known for his roles as Mr Bean and Blackadder, and his performance has drawn rapturous reviews from audiences attending preview shows Credit: REUTERS
Burn Gorman as Bill Sykes and Gwion Wyn Jones as Oliver
See more information about the show on the Theatre Royal website Credit: PA