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Edward Cooke, Edward Holtom, Zac Hurst and Ethan Smith are Oliver
Oliver is the young orphan whose famous request, "Please Sir. I want some more", sees him turned out of the orphanage and onto the streets of London.
Actor Biography
Gwion Wyn Jones
Gwion is 13 and lives in Carmarthenshire in Wales with his dad, mum, older brother Osian and younger sister Megan. He attends the Sylvia Young Theatre School as a full-time student, having being awarded a scholarship. His hobbies include playing the piano and the cornet. He is also a keen swimmer and runner.
Performances include: in 2008, I’d Do Anything (BBC), starring alongside Matthew Rhys as the voice of the Young Boy in an animated film version of Dylan Thomas’s A Child’s Christmas in Wales, Oliver in BBC Children in Need and his West End debut as a member of the original Oliver! cast. In December 2009 he appeared alongside Vanessa Redgrave and Jeremy Irons at the Brompton Oratory. He has also appeared in a number of Welsh television programmes.
Actor Biography
Ethan Smith
Ethan is 11 and lives in Enfield, North London, with his parents and younger sisters Rianna and Imogen. He is passionate about music and plays both piano and keyboard and enjoys writing his own songs. Ethan attends the Vallé Academy of Performing Arts in Hertfordshire, where he was awarded the Vallé Scholarship, the 2007 Speech and Drama Award and the 2009 workshop dance award. He is in the recent Herta Frankfurter ad campaign as Super Boy and has appeared in local productions, including Rooster in Annie, Feargal in Back to the ’80s and Fat Sam in Bugsy Malone. Ethan made his West End chorus debut in 2008 with the original cast of Oliver! and is thrilled to now take on the role of Oliver. It is a dream come true. He wishes to thank his family, friends, teachers at his primary school, Vallé and his agent, Jayne, for their amazing encouragement and support.
Actor Biography
Edward Cooke
Edward is nine and lives in West Yorkshire with his parents, sisters Lucy and Imogen and brother William. He attends classes in Drama and Dance at Stage ’84, the Yorkshire School of Performing Arts. Edward made his professional debut at six, playing Chip in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast followed by Toby in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Alhambra, Bradford). In 2008-09 he toured as Michael Banks in Mary Poppins. Also, The Wizard of Oz and the lead in Oliver! (Stage ’84). Television includes: Heartbeat with George Cole, The Royal, What’s Your News? and commercials for Iceland and Stena-Line ferries.
Edward enjoys writing plays, reading and anything to do with Doctor Who. He thanks his family for their love and support and also gives a big thanks to all his teachers at Stage ’84. It is a dream come true to play Oliver in the West End.
Actor Biography
Anthony Jenkins
Anthony is 12 and lives in Bournemouth with his Mum, Dad, brother Fraser, sister Cara and his dog Boris.
He enjoys singing and drama at Stagewise School for the Performing Arts and is represented by Abacus Agency.
Anthony’s hobbies are playing the drums and radio-controlled cars.
His first professional role was Michael Banks in the UK tour of Mary Poppins followed by Jeremy Potts in the UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
Anthony is now delighted to be joining the cast of Oliver! for his West End debut.
