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Billy Elliot is the original story that captured the hearts and minds of the world when the film was nominated for 3 Oscars and 13 Baftas. This brilliant staging is an adaptation of one of the most adored British films of the last decade and makes the perfect highlight of any London Theatre Break
Billy is born in a northern town where men box and work in the mines. They do not dance and they certainly do not harbour ambitions of attending the Royal Ballet School. But Billy is different and a chance meeting at the gym persuades him to join the lasses doing ballet rather than his mates doing boxing.
Billy Elliot – The Musical reunites the team behind the award-wining 2000 film – director Stephen Daldry, writer Lee Hall, choreographer Peter Darling and producer Jon Finn – and adds to that the musical mastery of Sir Elton John, to turn the highly acclaimed film into an all-singing, all-dancing stage spectacular.
Please note thatBilly Elliot – The Musical contains language which some people might find offensive or unsuitable for younger children.
Title: Billy Elliot – The Musical
Genre: Musical – Show Songs: Billy Elliot Playlist
Theatre: Victoria Palace Theatre, Victoria St, London, SW1
Opened: 31/03/2005
Performance Times:
Evenings: Mon-Sat 7.30pm
Matinees: Thurs & Sat 2.30pm
Nearest Tube: Victoria on the Victoria Line
Billy Elliot – The Musical is at the Victoria Palace Theatre in the Victoria area of London, just behind Buckingham Palace and away from the main theatreland area surrounding Shoh and Covent Garden. Consequently there is a great range of hotel – especially 4 star hotels – with some great prices.
The best of the bunch is the wonderful Rubens Hotel. Owned by the renowned Red Carnation Group this is a four star hotel which acts like a five star hotel rather than a four star hotel that pretends to be a five star hotel. Consequently the service is excellent and every guest should feel completely relaxed here.
The Grosvenor used to be a Thistle hotel and very nice too but it has just been refurbished and has been promoted to their Guoman brand. Consequently, just like the Guoman Charing Cross or the Guoman Tower hotels it is another lovely place to stay.
The Thistle do still have the Westminster which is also just round the corner from the Victoria Palace Theatre where Billy Elliot – The Musical is playing and it is a great hotel if you are watching the pennies and the Grosvenor and Rubens prices seem a bit daunting. You can also get good deals at the Hesperia and Grange Rochester Hotels which are nearby.
The Victoria Park Plaza is just across the road too and is a very modern 4 star hotel with massive public areas and is well worth considering.
Lastly the City Inn Westminster is worth a mention when coming to Billy Elliot – The Musical, but don’t get lulled into the thought that you can walk between hotel and theatre – you can but it is further than you think!
If you don’t mind a short tube journey look at the hotels in Kensigton and Knightsbridge too – a little further out they can offer considerable savings on theatreland hotels.
wonderful.
dancing is brilliant
cast talented
Have just come back from seeing Billy Elliot again. The musical is repeatedly listed in theatregoer’s all time top three West End shows. Beyond the virtuoso performance of the boys who play Billy – their outstanding acting, singing and dancing – the show is one of the few that has truly grown during the transition from film to stage.
Billy Elliot – the musical manages to be both funnier and sadder than the film! And without the tricks of the camera you know that you are watching something truly remarkable happen in front of your eyes… night after night!
It is also a brilliant choice for the “dutiful male” in your party. There is no doubt that some West End shows are there for the ladies – the gentlemen are there to hold your drink and programme whilst you queue for the loo. But Billy is a boys’ show too. Not that it is coursing with testosterone like Top Gear – the stage show, it just talks to both sexes. Simple… and simply enjoyable.
Billy Elliot is great fun, it has everything, it's touching, funny, sad and beautiful. I loved the Maggie Thatcher bit.
I've seen this show 4 times now everytime it gets better and better…
Great gutsy show with good musiic great dancing and a story to move anyone.
One of the best shows I've ever seen ..makes me cry everytime
As ever this is an amazing show. There were a few technical hitches which made us all laugh. But even the youngest of the cast handled it with such professionalism ..Will always want to see this show.