Unexpected Twist

No matter how hard we try, we just can't get out. It's like we are not allowed to. Some give up and say, “alright then, if you won't give, I will bloody well take.” And you know what Shona, I don't blame them.

Shona and her class are studying the Charles Dicken classic, Oliver Twist

She's the new girl in school and is finding it hard to stay out of trouble – much like Oliver himself!

When she's given a new phone by a stranger, she begins to suspect there's something unusual about the new boys she's met

Unexpected Twist is a re-telling of Oliver Twist by one of the best-loved figures in the children's book world, Michael Rosen

This thrilling story was brought to vivid life by The Children's Theatre Partnership, and Royal & Derngate, Northampton

Directed by James Dacre, Rosen's novel was adapted for the stage by BAFTA award-winning playwright Roy Williams with original music by rising R&B star Yaya Bey and BAC Beatbox Academy's Conrad Murray