Billy Elliot the Musical
Synopsis
Through the night, under darkness. Will come a day, when we will fly.
For the first time in the UK, the award-winning, world-renowned Billy Elliot the Musical gets a new look in this Made at Curve production, directed by Nikolai Foster and choreographed by Lucy Hind.
It’s the mid 80s. Thatcher is at her most powerful. Men mine and boys box. Until, in a small town in County Durham, a young boy falls in love with ballet.
Set amidst the increasingly bitter 1984/85 miners’ strike, Billy Elliot the Musical is a tale of determination, acceptance and daring to be different. In a close-knit community where family and tradition means everything, can Billy forge a new destiny and follow his passion?
Based on Stephen Daldry‘s acclaimed 2000 film, with music by Elton John and book and lyrics by Lee Hall, this electrifying musical features incredible songs such as Solidarity, The Letter, He Could Be a Star and the show-stopping Electricity.
Guaranteed to make your soul soar, join us Summer 2022 for this celebration of community, being true to yourself and finding the courage to follow your dreams.
Age Recommendation: 12+. Parental discretion advised. Please note this performance contains strong language, violence, repetitive flashing lights, pyrotechnics, smoke and haze, and smoking on stage.
Running time: 2 hours, 25 minutes (incl. interval)
Tickets
£56 – £10
DISCOUNTS*
£25 Under 16s
£25 16-26 yrs and/or Students (with a free 16-26 & Student Membership), and Curve Connect
£25 Under 18s school groups
£4 off for Groups 10+
£5 off for Groups 20+
£7 off for Groups 50+
15% off for Members
2-4-1 tickets for Friends and Supporters on Fri 15 Jul, 7.30pm and Wed 20 Jul, 7pm
ACCESS PERFORMANCES
BSL Interpreted: Fri 29 Jul, 7.30pm
BSL Interpreter: Maria Fellows
Captioned: Sat 6 Aug, 2.15pm & 7.30pm
Captioner: Theatre Captioner Network – Steve Burrows
Relaxed Performance: Sun 7 Aug, 1pm
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Dementia Friendly: Thu 11 Aug, 2.15pm
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Audio Described: Sat 13 Aug, 2.15pm
with Touch Tour from 12.45pm
Audio Describers: Talking Sense – Nadine Beasley and Kate Taylor-Davies
Listen to the pre-show Audio Notes by pressing the orange ‘Play’ button in the SoundCloud player below:
*Discounts are subject to availability and may be removed at any time. Only valid on certain performances - terms and conditions apply.
Credits & Acknowledgments
Book and Lyrics by Lee Hall
Music by Elton John
Originally directed by Stephen Daldry
Originally choreographed by Peter Darling
Orchestrations by Martin Koch
Executive Producers (original production)
Angela Morrison and David Furnish
Producers (original production)
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jon Finn and Sally Greene
Director Nikolai Foster
Choreographer Lucy Hind
Musical Supervisor & Musical Director George Dyer
Set Designer Michael Taylor
Costume Designer Edd Lindley
Lighting Designer Ben Cracknell
Sound Designer Adam Fisher
Props Supervisor Lizzie Frankl, Propworks
Props Assistant Sophie Haliburn, Propworks
Casting Director Kay Magson CDG
Children’s Casting Director Jo Hawes
RTYDS Resident Assistant Director Lilac Yosiphon
Birkbeck Trainee Director Thyrza Abrahams
Associate Choreographer James Berkery
Associate Sound Designer Oliver Durrant
Assistant Musical Director Josh Cottell
Assistant Choreographer Joanna Goodwin
Dialect Coach Elspeth Morrison
Production Manager Guy Ongley
Head Chaperone Helen ‘H’ Mclaren-Frost
Originally presented in London by
Universal Pictures Stage Productions, Working Title Films and Old Vic Productions,
in association with Tiger Aspect.
Based on Universal Pictures/Studio Canal Film.
Presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International: www.mtishows.co.uk
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Cast & Creative
Willow Adamson
Craig Armstrong
Steph Asamoah
Maddie Seren Ashley
William Atkinson
Oliver Back
Aneeka Kaur Bains
Luke Baker
Pearl Ball
Ella-Rose Blackburn Price
Joe Caffrey
Harvey Clarridge
Micky Cochrane
Caitlin Cole
Ellie Copping
Lily Corkill
Jessica Daley
Miley Dalton
Matisse Didier
Bobby Donald
Jonathan Dryden Taylor
Isabelle Francis
Ethan Galeotti
Rahul Gandabhai
Isla Granville
Uzziah Gray
Lucas Haywood
Leo Hollingsworth
Orlaith Rae Hunt
Rachel Izen
Ava Rose Johnson
Cameron Johnson
Lola Johnstone
Ava Mia Komisarczuk
Kyrelle Lammy
Lienna-Jean Langdon
Michael Lin
Tahlia Maddox
Prem Masani
Tori McDougall
Nesisa Mhindu
Lorcan Murphy
Alfie Napolitano
Samuel Newby
Robin Paley Yorke
Minal Patel
Sophia Pirie
Hayden Polanco
Anna Rossa
Jaden Shentall-Lee
Ethan Shimwell
Sally Ann Triplett
Gopal Thacker
Mirabelle Varakantam
Louie Wood
Christopher Wright
PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHY
Behind the scenes in rehearsals
Meet our Young Company in Rehearsals
The young company of Billy Elliot the Musical with (L-R on back row) Associate Choreographer James Berkery, Choreographer Lucy Hind, Director Nikolai Foster, Sally Ann Triplett (Mrs. Wilkinson), Musical Director George Dyer, Birkbeck Trainee Director Thyrza Abrahams and Head Chaperone Helen ‘H’ Mclaren-Frost – Photography by Marc Brenner
Sally Ann Triplett (Mrs. Wilkinson) with ‘Billy’ cast members (L-R) Samuel Newby, Alfie Napolitano, Jaden Shentall-Lee and Leo Hollingsworth – Photography by Marc Brenner
Boxers (L-R) Kyrelle Lammy, Gopal Thacker, Uzziah Gray, Matisse Didier, Rahul Gandabhai, Lorcan Murphy, Harvey Clarridge, Ethan Galeotti, Hayden Polanco and Oliver Back – Photography by Marc Brenner
‘Michael’ cast members – (L-R) Prem Masani, Ethan Shimwell, Lucas Hayward and Bobby Donald – Photography by Marc Brenner
The young company of Billy Elliot the Musical – Photography by Marc Brenner
‘Debbie’ cast members – (L-R) Pearl Ball, Ellie Copping, Caitlin Cole and Lola Johnstone – Photography by Marc Brenner
