"The law is an ass," declared Mr. Bumble in Oliver Twist, and his words still hold true. The judiciary and policing, designed to protect and serve, often behave like prostitution—serving the ...
Characters like Oliver Twist and Mr. Bumble, who ran the infamous workhouse, carry lessons as old as the New Testament. When Mr. Bumble terrorized Oliver for asking for a second helping of gruel ...
a musical adaptation of Charles Dickens’ novel “Oliver Twist,” with music and lyrics by Lionel Bart ... In the upcoming production, the audience will see Wong as Mr. Bumble and his son Jack as Oliver.
Read our review of Lionel Bart's Oliver!, directed by Matthew Bourne ... Among the wonderfully Dickensian eccentrics and grotesques, vivid characters all, are Oscar Conlon-Morrey’s preening (and often ...