Haydn Gwynne News

Fourteen year-old Leon Cooke has been cast as one of the alternating Billy Elliots in the London hit musical

The smash London musical Billy Elliot has extended its booking period to April 1st, 2006 after rave reviews and healthy box office

Billy Elliot The Musical is to re-schedule its first three preview performances. Performances will now begin on Thursday 31 March . The previews have been re-scheduled in order to give the 45 children who are performing in the production a less arduous rehearsal period leading up to their West End debut.

As Mary Poppins opens to a rave celebrity reception, Billy Elliot announces casting and Liza makes a TV comeback.