UK News: Billy Elliot the Musical now booking until 1st April 2006

 BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL NOW BOOKING UNTIL 1 APRIL 2006

Billy Elliot The Musical, which opened earlier this month to extraordinary reviews, has now extended its booking period until 1 April 2006.

Set in the North East, Billy Elliot is a funny, heart-warming and feel-good celebration of one young boy's dreams. This original story captured the hearts and minds of the world when the movie was released in September 2000. Nominated for 3 Oscar's and 13 Bafta awards this poignant film broke box office records across the world.

This new staging of Billy Elliot is an adaptation of one of the most adored British films of the last decade. The extraordinary movie written by Lee Hall, directed by Stephen Daldry has been developed for the stage by the same multi-award winning creative team. The score has been composed by music legend Elton John, the most celebrated UK singer songwriter of the last 30 years.

'There is nothing more glorious on the London stage'

Evening Standard - Nicholas de Jongh

'The greatest British musical I've ever seen'

Daily Telegraph - Charles Spencer

'Billy's a whizz!

He'll lift your spirits, make you cry and send you home high with hope'

Daily Mail - Quentin Letts

'***** Exhilarating'

The Guardian - Michael Billington

'Funny, touching and shamelessly enjoyable'

The Independent - Paul Taylor

'Breathtaking'

Daily Mail - Baz Bamigboye

'Billy Elliot the Musical hits all the right notes'

The Sunday Times - Victoria Segal

'***** Terrific'

The Times - Benedict Nightingale

'Billy Elliot The Musical is just irresistible'

Evening Standard - Nicholas de Jongh

'Extraordinary'

The Sunday Telegraph - Susan Irvine

'The musical Billy Elliot is unforgettably brilliant'

The Observer - Susannah Clapp

'Dazzling'

The Independent on Sunday - Kate Basset

'If you only see one West End show this year make sure it is this one.'

Bill Haggerty - The Sun

'this show achieves dramatic poetry of a kind rare in any kind of theatre.

Alastair Macaulay - FT

Last month Universal released a 2 Disc Special Edition DVD of BILLY ELLIOT with 2 hours of new extras focusing on the Movie, the Music and the Musical and in July Elton John will release his version of Electricity, one of the hit songs from the Musical.

Billy Elliot - The Musical is produced by Working Title and Old Vic Productions plc.

 

 

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