Speakers

Last year, Jack Philpott starred as Oliver in the original run of Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Oliver! at the Chichester Festival Theatre alongside Simon Lipkin as Fagin, Billy Jenkins as The Artful Dodger, Shanay Holmes as Nancy and Aaron Sidwell as Bill Sikes, with the musical directed by Matthew Bourne. Oliver! has transferred to the Gielgud Theatre in London’s West End, with Jack reprising his role, which is currently booking until 2026, and he, along with some of his fellow cast members, performed at The Royal Variety Performance, where he met King Charles. Having made his West End debut as Eric in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Matilda The Musical at the Cambridge Theatre in 2022, Jack went on to perform in the National Theatre’s production of Roald Dahl’s The Witches last year as part of the original cast. Jack also has voiceover experience and voiced Digley in Go Buster!, Buster Saves Christmas and Buster’s Big Halloween. We spoke to Jack about starring as Oliver in Oliver! at Gielgud Theatre and Chichester Festival Theatre, being in the cast of a Cameron Mackintosh and Matthew Bourne production, performing in Roald Dahl’s The Witches last year and his time as Eric in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Matilda The Musical for his West End debut.