West End Oliver! Will End Its Two-Year Run in January 2011

The West End production of Oliver! has set a closing date of January 8, 2011 at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, according to Whatsonstage.com. The show began its run in December 2008, with several actors cast via the TV series I’d Do Anything.

To mark the 50th anniversary of the classic musical, Ron Moody, who played Fagin in the original 1960 London production as well as the Academy Award-winning 1964 film, will make a special appearance on June 30.

Co-directed by Rupert Goold and Matthew Bourne (based on previous direction by Sam Mendes) the Lionel Bart musical about a group of pickpocket orphans currently stars Kerry Ellis as Nancy, Russ Abbot as Fagin, Stephen Moore as Mr. Brownlow and Christian Patterson as Mr. Bumble.