Oliver made his professional and West End debut in October 2002 in the Madness/Tim Firth musical Our House, directed by Matthew Warchus, at London’s Cambridge Theatre.

His subsequent London stage appearances include: Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ Mamma Mia!, directed by Phyllida Lloyd, at the Prince of Wales Theatre; Notes From New York at the Trafalgar Studios and Christmas In New York at the Apollo Theatre, both directed by David Randall; 'Caliph' in Kismet, directed by Tiffany Watt-Smith, at the Arcola Theatre and ‘Harry Lytton’ in Richard Stirling’s Over My Shoulder: The Story of Jessie Matthews, directed by Stewart Nicholls, at Wyndham’s Theatre.

Immediately prior to joining the original cast of Wicked, in September 2006, Oliver appeared in Trevor Nunn’s production of Peter Shaffer’s The Royal Hunt of the Sun at the National Theatre. He has twice appeared on the Royal Variety Performance, in 2002 and 2006. He trained at the Arts Educational School.

 

Career

Born: 25 August 1981
Raised: Abingdon, Oxford
Trained: Arts Educational School
During his final year he played: ‘Cinderella’s Prince’ in Into The Woods; ‘Tommy’ in The Who’s Tommy and ‘Tony’ in West Side Story.

Theatre appearances include:

Our House*
Director: Matthew Warchus
Theatre: Cambridge Theatre, London
(*Professional stage debut and West End debut)

Mamma Mia!
Director: Phyllida Lloyd
Theatre: Prince of Wales Theatre, London

Kismet
Director: Tiffany Watt-Smith
Theatre: Arcola Theatre, London

Notes From New York
Director: David Randall
Theatre: Trafalgar Studios, London

Cinderella
Director: Joyce Branagh
Theatre: Palace Theatre, Watford

Christmas In New York
Director: David Randall
Theatre: Apollo Theatre, London

Over My Shoulder
Director: Stewart Nicholls
Theatre: Wyndham’s Theatre, London

The Royal Hunt of the Sun
Director: Trevor Nunn
Theatre: National Theatre, London

Wicked
Director: Joe Mantello
Theatre: Apollo Victoria Theatre, London