What Is Billy Elliot About?

Eleven-year-old Billy lives in a deprived town in North East England, a place where a man's role includes boxing, mining, drinking beer, and certainly not something like dancing. But poor Billy can't help but feel drawn to the art form when he happens to watch a ballet class after one of his boxing lessons.

Brought up by a single father and older brother without a mother's touch, Billy does not want to box, but is enthralled by ballet when he watches the class taught by the brash, but big-hearted Sandra Wilkinson. With steely determination, he attempts to prove his father, brother and community wrong by becoming a dancer with infinite promise.

An Audience Favourite

Since it premiered in the West End in 2005, the production has been enjoyed by millions of fans and been taken on tour around the world, including Australia, Canada, the USA and even South Korea!