Brodie Donougher

Brodie Donougher discovered his first passion in gymnastics at an early age, training and competing with the Garstang School of Gymnastics. He participated in numerous regional and national competitions, frequently winning gold medals and first-place titles.

The strength, discipline, and flexibility he developed as a gymnast led to an invitation from the Royal Ballet School, where he began training as a Junior Associate at the age of nine.

A year later, Brodie successfully auditioned for the Royal Ballet School and Elmhurst Ballet School, receiving offers from both, as well as the titular role in the West End production of Billy Elliot.

From 2014 to 2016, he performed the leading role of Billy at the Victoria Palace Theatre, co-starring with luminary Ruthie Henshall. In 2015, Brodie performed at the Olivier Awards representing Billy Elliot the Musical, and appeared on television programs including This Morning and The Late Late Show.

Following his run in Billy Elliot, Brodie continued his dance training at Elmhurst Ballet School in Birmingham, studying ballet, jazz, contemporary, music, and drama.

In 2020, Brodie was awarded a scholarship to attend San Francisco Ballet School in California and was promoted to Trainee in 2021. He performed with the San Francisco Ballet company in The Nutcracker, Don Quixote, and Swan Lake.

After graduating, Brodie joined Grand Rapids Ballet as their youngest artist during the 2022–2023 season, performing principal and soloist roles in productions such as Romeo and Juliet, Who Cares?, Opera Grand Rapids’ Aida, and Andy Blankenbuehler’s Remember Our Song.

In May 2023, Brodie returned to the UK to pursue a career in musical theatre, joining the West End production of The Snowman as Fred Astaire.

In 2024, at age 21, he performed in Cameron Mackintosh’s The Phantom of the Opera for 18 months in Vienna, Austria, as the Slave Master at VBW’s Raimund Theater. Later that year, he performed in Christopher Wheeldon’s An American in Paris at the Grand Théâtre de Genève in Switzerland, sharing the stage with theatre stars Robbie Fairchild and Max Von Essen.

In spring 2026, Brodie will return to Austria to perform with the Salzburger Festspiele in Cecilia Bartoli’s Ciao, Bella Ciao.