Billy is born in a northern town where men box and work in the mines. They do not dance and they certainly do not harbour ambitions of attending the Royal Ballet School. But Billy is a little bit different. Brought up by a single father, without a mother's touch, Billy does not want to fight, he is enthralled by the grace of ballet. With gritty determination he defies his father and pursues his dream of becoming a professional dancer.
The West End musical reunites the team behind the award-wining 2000 film — director Stephen Daldry, writer Lee Hall, choreographer Peter Darling and producer Jon Finn combine the musical mastery of Sir Elton John help to transform the highly acclaimed film into an all-singing, all-dancing stage spectacular.
Did you know?
When Billy Elliot transferred to Broadway in 2009 it was nominated for a staggering 15 Tony Award nominations.
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