The much-loved classic musical Oliver! Is returning to Manchester's Palace Theatre in January 2012 for a seven-week run starring Neil Morrissey as Fagin, with Samantha Barks as Nancy and Iain Fletcher as Bill Sikes.

Producer Cameron Mackintosh said 'It is 46 years since I appeared in the first national tour of Oliver! and this show has been close to my heart ever since. Little did I know then that I would one day be this brilliant musicals producer and co-owner. Every time I produce the show Lionel Bart’s marvelous musical becomes a smash hit all over again, so I’m thrilled to bring you yet another spectacular new version starring Neil Morrissey.'

The sensational score of Oliver! is full of Lionel Bart’s irresistible songs including Food Glorious Food, Consider Yourself, You’ve Got to Pick-a-Pocket or Two, I’d Do Anything, Oom Pah Pah and As Long As He Needs Me.

Neil Morrissey is probably best known as ‘Tony’ in the hugely successful TV series Men Behaving Badly. His other TV credits include Waterloo Road, Skins, Paradise Heights and Carrie and Barry. No stranger to the stage, Neil’s West End credits include Victoria Wood’s Acorn Antiques, Nathan Detroit in Guys and Dolls and A Passionate Woman. Film credits include Up ‘n’ Under.

Samantha Barks trained at the Arts Educational school for a year before entering I'd Do Anything, the BBC search for the new Nancy in Cameron Mackintosh's Oliver! where she finished in the top three. Following I'd Do Anything she took part in the workshop for Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies. Samantha made her stage debut as Sally Bowles in the national tour of Cabaret, before taking the classic role of Aladdin in Aladdin at the Theatre Royal Windsor. Last year Samantha made her West End debut in the role of Eponine in Les Misérables, and played the role again in the Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Concert at The O2. Television credits include the lead role of Zoe in the Disney TV series Groove High.

Iain Fletcher is probably best known as DC Rodney Skase in the long-running TV series The Bill, a role which he played for 9 years. Other television credits include Casualty, Murphy’s Law, Doctors, Family Affairs and Band of Brothers. Theatre credits include The King in The Three Musketeers at Rose Theatre Kingston, and Sam Carmichael in Mamma Mia! in the West End.