About
Set against the backdrop of the 1984-85 Miners' Strike,
Billy, a young boy from a coal mining village in northeast England, is looked after by his father, brother, and grandmother, after his mother's death
. Billy wants to learn Ballet but his dad and brother are totally against the idea. As a result,
Billy is forced to use the money for his boxing lessons for secret dance lessons from a local dance teacher
Mrs. Wilkinson. She quickly notices that
Billy is a prodigy and takes him under her wing. Despite his family's resistance, will
Billy succeed in transcending class and circumstance to become a ballet star?
GENRE Musical, Drama, Comedy
DURATION 2 hours 50 minutes
DIRECTED BY Stephen Daldry & Brett Sullivan
STARCAST Elliot Hanna, Ruthie Henshall, Deka Walmsley
HIGHLIGHTSThe Broadway production of
Billy Elliot received 15 Tony Award nominations in 2009, the most nominations ever from a single show within a year. It also won
Olivier Awards for
Best Actor and
Best New Musical. Billy Elliot has been seen by over 10 million people and has won over 80 theatre awards worldwide.
Hollywood actor
Tom Holland who plays the
Spiderman, first starred in
Billy Elliot on 2008, receiving countless positive notices.
The music for
Billy Elliot was originally created by none other than Academy Award and Grammy Award winning composer
Sir Elton John.