Current cast features Harris Beattie, Harrison Dowzel, Redmand Rance and Kaine Ward as Billy.
Six years after it first stamped, swore, and pirouetted into audiences'
hearts, 'Billy Elliot the Musical' continues to mark itself out as one
of the best nights in town. Both as tough as a miner's fist after a
Friday night booze-up and as soaringly sensitive as one of Tchaikovsky's
swans, it's a gritty story of hope that works its magic by defying
sentimentality and slaying stereotypes.
What works so beautifully in 'Billy Elliot the Musical' is the miners'
staunch embodiment of grimy-faced beer -without-frills masculinity – as
threatened by the 12-year-old Billy's 'effeminate' attempts to express
himself as a dancer, as they are by the rapacious, gorgon-style
femininity of Thatcher. Hall and director Stephen Daldry exploit the
gender clash to the full, both verbally and visually: so whether you're
laughing at foul-mouthed ballerinas or miners in tutus, this is a
glorious comedy – and near-tragedy – of dissonant values and shifting
perceptions.
Details:- Name: Victoria Palace Theatre
- Adress: Victoria Street (London) SW1E 5EA
- Venue website: www.victoriapalacetheatre.co.uk/
- Event phone: 020 7907 7071
- Occasions: Going in a group
- Type of event: Plays and shows
Dates:
March 10 - 31 March
More information:
http://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/billy-elliot-the-musical
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