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I ENT'TS_Al[ EVENT.:: * il July 3rd | he ./ Continued from page 19 character in this play it is the, Dodger, who shows how life on the street can be vibrant, and how even a foundling like him can carve a place in the world. The other favourite charâ€" acter in Oliver! is of course Fagin, who is also played by the equally famous denizen of Stratford theatreâ€"Colm Fagin comes to life with Feore‘s performance If the power of redempâ€" tion can be represented by one character in this musical it‘s by Fagin. He undergoes a transformation from a masâ€" ter manipulator to a changed man. It‘s Feore‘s talent to make us believe in that transâ€" formation. Nancy‘s demise at the hands of "her Bill" draws the appropriate pathos, and has the audience hissing Rudy when he takes his final bow. Comic relief is provided by the bumbling Mr. Bumble and the Widow Corney who start the story in motion. Bruce Dow, as the beadle Bumble, is especially larceâ€" nous in his portrayal of the sceneâ€"stealing character.