BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL Dances into Birmingham on First Ever UK Tour

Following 11 exhilarating years on stage, the multi-award winning, smash-hit, Billy Elliot the Musical, will visit Birmingham Hippodrome for the first time ever as part of a new UK and Ireland tour from Tues 7 Mar - Sat 29 April 2017.

The winner of 10 Tony and 5 Olivier Awards, Billy Elliot the Musical has been seen by almost 11 million people worldwide and has collected over 80 awards along the way. Brought to life by the award-winning team behind the movie, Lea Hall (book and lyrics), Stephen Daldry (direction) and Peter Darling (choreography), joined by the legendary Elton John (music), Billy Elliot the musical is an extraordinary theatrical experience that continues to captivate audiences both here in the UK and around the world.

To celebrate the arrival of Billy Elliot the Musical in Birmingham on Tues 7 March, the four young actors sharing the role of Billy Elliot, Adam Abbou (13 years old from Liverpool), Emile Gooding (11 years old from Reading) Haydn May (12 years old from Bath) and Lewis Smallman (13 years old from West Bromwich) paid an exclusive visit to Birmingham's Victoria Square for a high-kicking photo-call set against the backdrop of the iconic council steps and fountain.

Set in a northern mining town against the background of the 1984/85 miners', Billy Elliot the Musical follows one boy's journey from boxing to ballet class where he discovers a passion for dance that inspires his family and whole community and changes his life forever.

Billy Elliot the Musical is at Birmingham Hippodrome from Tuesday 7 March - Saturday 29 April 2017. Performance times: Mon-Sat eves 7.30pm, Sat Mats 2.30pm, Thurs Mats 2pm. Tickets are priced from £25. Purchase online at www.birminghamhippodrome.com or telephone 0844 338 5000. A 5% transaction charge applies (excl. cash sales in person) postage from £1. Phone calls from 4.5p per minute. Prices and discounting subject to change.

There will be an audio described performance of Billy Elliot the Musical on Sat 22 Apr at 2.30pm, a captioned performance on Thurs 20 Apr at 7.30pm and a signed performance on Tues 18 Apr at 7.30pm.

Photo credit: Simon Hadley

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