Harry Polden
is Oliver

Harry is 12 and lives with his family in South Woodford. He has performed in four West End musicals: “Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat” (Adelphi); “Oliver!” (Original revival cast, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane); “Priscilla Queen of the Desert” (Palace, Shaftesbury Avenue) and returned to the Adelphi to play the role of “Gustave” in “Love Never Dies”. He has recently finished a run of “Ragtime” at the Landor Theatre in Clapham.

Harry has appeared in an television advert for the NSPCC and will appear in a version of Shakespeare’s “Richard II” filmed for BBC2 as part of the Cultural Olympiad.

Harry enjoys playing cricket, football, reading and playing the piano and attends Carmel Thomas’ Performing Arts school in Buckhurst Hill.

Due to child licensing guidelines we cannot announce which Oliver will perform until shortly before the performance starts.