MUSICAL

Music by Elton John
Book and Lyrics by Lee Hall
Based on the Universal Pictures/Studio Canal Film

PERFORMANCE DATES:

Friday, August 9 2019 at 8 pm
Saturday, August 10 2019 at 8 pm
Sunday, August 11 2019 at 2 pm

Wednesday, August 14 2019 at 8 pm
Thursday, August 15 2019 at 8 pm
Friday, August 16 2019 at 8 pm
Saturday, August 17 2019 at 8 pm
Sunday, August 18 2019 at 2 pm

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. The musical is set against the backdrop of the 1984-5 miners strike, which tragically affects the whole village. Billy is looked after by his father, brother, and grandfather, after his mothers death a few years earlier.

They are not well off and have no experience with, or tolerance for, the arts. His dad and brother are totally against the idea of him learning to dance but Billy finds himself drawn towards the ballet world. As a result, Billy is forced to take his boxing lesson money and use it secretly for dance lessons from local dance teacher Mrs. Wilkinson. She quickly notices that Billy is a prodigy and takes him under her wing.