Toolkits
September, 2025
The Scent Of OrangesKathy George
Synopsis
A retelling of Oliver Twist from the viewpoint of one of the most sympathetic and maligned of Dickens’s characters. Nancy has spent her whole life on the vibrant and gritty streets of Victorian London, first as one
of Fagin’s child pickpockets, and now on the arm of the violent and mercurial Bill Sikes. She does what she must to get by. She’s attuned to the harsh realities of life, but also knows how to find
moments of beauty amid the grime, even if it is only the scent and taste of an orange, its miraculous colour and form. Embarking on a relationship with enigmatic gentleman Mr Rufus awakens emotions Nancy has never felt before, and makes a better life feel possible for the first time. But when she takes cherubic orphan Oliver Twist under her wing, something even more elusive and appealing seems to be within reach: redemption.