Mixing lavish production numbers with a tale about 19th century social injustice may seem like an ill - fated match, but that is exactly what Lionel Bart accomplished when he put Charles Dickens» Oliver Twist to music.
It is, like everything Schnabel does, a statement: a lavish, big production, which, even at a cursory glance, seems haphazardly overpowering in its mix of styles and reference points.