Billy Elliot

Once in a great while, something truly extraordinary comes to the stage. Plays and musicals grab the soul and capture the hearts and minds of those who watch them. One of the most recent of these is the musical iteration of Billy Elliott. Billy Elliott, originally a movie from 2005, is a musical that will completely blow your expectations out of the water. There is nothing typical about Billy Elliott, and the sheer amount of awards and praise that it has garnered is proof of this. Here is the short list of Nominations that include 9 Laurence Olivier awards, including best new musical and has Won 10 Tony awards. This play has won a record tying 7 Helpmann awards.
The story is about a young man growing up in the midst of the miners strikes in England in the mid 1980s. Originally set on becoming a boxer, he quickly hangs up his gloves for a pair or ballet shoes and never looks back. Facing difficulties from every angle, will the young man be able to follow his dreams of dancing? The plot is interesting and has many twists and turns. There is a lot to look forward to and the play has great depth so get your tickets for this production here.