RICHARD EDEN: Mystery over why Oliver! star Shanay quit hit show

With its timeless tale of an orphan boy thrown out of the workhouse for pleading, ‘Please sir, I want some more’, and later running away to London to seek his fortune, Oliver! The Musical is captivating West End audiences once again.

However, I hear that what’s been going on backstage at Sir Cameron Mackintosh’s hit revival is even more dramatic.

An internal investigation was launched after leading lady Shanay Holmes, 37, who played Nancy, claimed co-star Aaron Sidwell, 37, aka the violent Bill Sikes, had been physically rough with her during the pair’s scenes.

The probe is understood to have taken between seven

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