New production images have been released for the UK and Ireland tour of Billy Elliot The Musical, which is currently playing at Sunderland Empire until 28 November before continuing its nationwide tour.
The acclaimed production stars Noah Mannion, Rafferty Smale, Spencer Collins and William Gurney, who alternate in the title role of Billy Elliot. They are joined by Annette McLaughlin as Mrs Wilkinson, Deka Walmsley as Dad, Jack Bandeira as Tony, Lesley Joseph as Grandma and Liam Mower as Older Billy.
The wider company includes Tanesha Aba, Marc Akinfolarin, Natasha J Barnes, Robbie Boyle, Lydia Bradd, Jack Bromage, Jennifer Caldwell, Alex Christian, Adam Crossley, Natalie Durkin, Nathan Elwick, Ian Gareth-Jones, Shirley Jameson, Jenny Legg, Jay Luca Allan, Charlie R Miller, Lewis Mortier, Perry O’Dea, Matt Overfield, Mark Pearce, Aidan Stuart and Lucy Warway.
Alternating the role of Michael, Billy’s best friend, are Harper Etienne, Dalton Jones, Theo Kamande and Oisin-Luca Pegg, while Lola Cant, Paige Cook and Scarlett Gardener share the role of Debbie.
Based on the Oscar-nominated film, Billy Elliot The Musical features a book and lyrics by Lee Hall, music by Elton John, direction by Stephen Daldry and choreography by Peter Darling.
The production is brought to life by the original award-winning creative team, with scenic design by Ian MacNeil, costume design by Nicky Gillibrand, lighting design by Rick Fisher, sound design by Paul Arditti and hair, wig and make-up design by Campbell Young.
Musical supervision and orchestrations are by Martin Koch, with Simon Pollard serving as tour director and Jeroen Luiten as associate choreographer.
Presented by Universal Theatrical Group and Working Title Films, Billy Elliot The Musical is based on the Universal Pictures and StudioCanal film and is produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jon Finn and Sally Greene.
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