Becoming NancyBecoming Nancy is the 2011 debut novel of musician Terry Ronald.SynopsisThe novel is a coming of age story set in 1979 in East Dulwich, South London where 16 year old David Starr is cast as Nancy in his school production of the musical Oliver!.Stage musical adaptationA stage musical adaptation had its world premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia in 2019, before receiving a UK premiere at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in 2024. It is directed and choreographed by Jerry Mitchell with a book by Elliot Davis and music and lyrics by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe.