And just to make the OP clearer (because I don't want my posts to be misinterpreted or this to turn into a copy of the other thread re Oliver Twist retellings):

This thread isn't about "Should I retell Oliver Twist in a futuristic NYC setting? or even ''Should I retell Oliver Twist? or "Is the idea mentioned in the OP a good concept for an OT retelling?" (Although it may turn into being a thread about one or all of those questions.) It isn't even a thread asking for writing advice (it'd be weird to ask for writing advice on this forum).

It's about a solution I figured out to a problem with OT adaptations which might work for me, given the number of posters mentioning Lionel Bart's musical in the first thread.

Sorry about the tone of this post. I just want to make it clearer. :)