Billy Elliot the Musical’s Learning Guide
Key Info
Prepare your students for their school trip to Billy Elliot the Musical with this Learning Guide.
The pack included information about the synopsis, character list and themes plus the social and historical context of the production.
Students can also read interviews with the musical’s creative team and Liam Mower, one of the three original boys who played Billy Elliot in London’s West End from 2005.
To support learning, the guide includes classroom activities, a complete curriculum map of the production and notes for live production review.
About Billy Elliot the Musical – Adelphi Theatre, London
THE AWARD-WINNING GLOBAL PHENOMENON RETURNS.
Billy Elliot the Musical is one of the most beloved British musicals of all time. Ten years after it last played in its original home of London and the UK, this landmark production returns.
Set during the miners’ strike of 1984/5, Billy’s journey from boxing ring to ballet class becomes a life-changing story of courage, community and self-expression. Praised as ‘Utterly captivating’ (Daily Mail), ‘Dazzling. A triumph’ (Independent on Sunday) and ‘Pure magic’ (Sunday Express), Billy Elliot the Musical is exhilarating, hilarious and unforgettable.
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This learning guide was written by Susie Ferguson. It was commissioned by Universal Theatrical Group and Working Title Films. With thanks to Peter Darling, Rick Fisher, Nick Hockaday, Jeroen Luiten, Ian MacNeil, Liam Mower.