Billy Elliot Extends
Award winning musical Billy Elliot , written by Lee Hall, has increased its booking period for a further 6 months. Tickets are now on sale until 24 October 2009. Showing at Victoria Palace Theatre, the musical originally opened 11 May 2005, its great success has led to shows in Australia and on Broadway.
Based upon the 2000 smash hit film 'Billy Elliot' the uplifting show was reviewed by the Daily Mail as 'A Theatrical Masterpiece'. Directed by Stephen Daldry, with music by Sir Elton John and choreographed by Peter Darling, it has won 3 Olivier awards and 'Best Musical' at the Evening Standard's Theatre Awards 2005.
The musical is about a motherless boy who is made to box by his coal miner father but instead purses his passion for dancing in secret to avoid disappointment from his struggling family.
Billy Elliot is booking until October 2009 at Victoria Palace Theatre.
Published by: Elouise Davies
