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Set and costumes will be designed by Colin Richmond, with lighting by Curve Associate Ben Cracknell. Adult casting is led by Curve Associate Kay Magson CDG. It first premiered at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London in 2005 and went on to win a host of international awards, including four Olivier Awards and ten Tony Awards.Ĭhildren’s casting will be managed by Jo Hawes CDG, the leading children’s casting director in the UK. Billy is looked after by his father, brother, and grandfather, after his mother’s death a few years earlier. Billy is a motherless eleven-year-old boy in northeast England during the miners strike of 1984-85 - a difficult time for miners like his father and brother. The musical is set against the backdrop of the 1984-5 miners strike, which tragically affects the whole village.
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Curve, Leicester is set to stage a brand new UK production of Billy Elliot the Musical from 7 July to 14 August in 2022.ĭirected by Nikolai Foster, this new production of Billy Elliot will be choreographed by Lucy Hind ( Girl From the North County, The Last Ship) with full casting to be announced soon.īased on Stephen Daldry ‘s BAFTA-winning 2000 film starring Jamie Bell and Julie Walters, the musical features music from Elton John and book and lyrics by Lee Hall. Billy Elliot tells the story of a young boy from a coal mining village in northeast England who transcends class and circumstance to become a ballet star.