Oliver! I’d Do Anything

Well, March the 15th marks the start of the latest BBC search for musical talent. We are all about to spend our Saturday evenings helping Andrew Lloyd Webber find a Nancy and an Oliver for his new production.
You might remember from previous posts I have mixed feelings about the power of TV to influence casting for West End shows
Some of the videos of the auditions they’ve released so far are ghastly. How can people be so deluded about their abilities? Others are actually pretty impressive.
It will be interesting to see how they compare with the film :

I was interested to hear Bruce Forsyth saying how sad he was not to have played Fagin in the film the other week on Jonathan Ross. I wonder who they’ll get this time….