Hanna is ably backed by Ruthie Henshall as the small-town ballet class instructor who sees Billy's potential Deka Walmsley as Billy's tortured dad, who ultimately wants the best for his son Ann Emery as Billy's senile Grandma and Zach Atkinson as Billy's best friend, Michael.

In what is likely the most physically demanding role for a child in contemporary theatre, 11-year-old Elliott Hanna is astonishing as Billy, dancing up a kinetic storm in a variety of styles, including tap, modern, and ballet, while also turning in a compelling, heartfelt performance. prime minister Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government against the National Union of Mine Workers, the musical centers on one boy who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes, suffering the scorn of his older brother and his father, both coal miners, while being encouraged by the ghost of his deceased mother. Set in 1984-85 during the British coal miner's strike that pitted U.K. Mounted by the same team that created the hit 2000 film Billy Elliot-including writer Lee Hall and director Stephen Daldry- Billy Elliot: The Musical Live, winner of 10 Tony awards (including Best Musical) and now celebrating the 10th year of its run, is presented in this 2014 performance from London's Victoria Palace Theatre.

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