Full casting and further venues announced for BILLY ELLIOT UK and Ireland tour
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Full casting has been announced for the UK and Ireland tour and limited West End season of the original award-winning production of BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL.
The cast will include Billy Elliot alumni Annette McLaughlin as Mrs Wilkinson, and Deka Walmsley as Dad, with Jack Bandeira (Blade Runner 2099, Amazon) joining as Tony, and Lesley Joseph (Birds of a Feather) as Grandma.
The company also 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 Billy’s best friend Michael will be Harper Etienne (10 years old from Derbyshire), Dalton Jones (9 years old from South Yorkshire), Theo Kamande (12 years old from London) and Oisin-Luca Pegg (13 years old from Birmingham). Joining them will be Lola Cant (10 years old from Durham), Paige Cook (10 years old from Durham) and Scarlett Gardener (9 years old from Sunderland) who all alternate the role of Debbie.
Playing the Ballet Girls will be Vivien Abreu, Ivy-Rae Battams, Chloe Boyle, Mikeila Buljan-Bakotic, Rose Butler, Ella Collins, Willow Crabtree, Amari Dumbuya, Ava Evans, Daisy-Mae Ford, Kyla Fowles, Lux Hardy, Marian Nguema Ndjondjo, Zizha Nguema Ndjondjo, Jessica Pipe, Eva Ramtohul, Mia Raggio and Anabelle Tran.
They join the previously announced Noah Mannion (13 years old from Stockport), Rafferty Smale (12 years old from Leigh-on-Sea), Spencer Collins (13 years old from California) and William Gurney (13 years old from Berkshire) who share the role of Billy, and Liam Mower who will play Older Billy.
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL will open at Sunderland Empire on 4 November where it will run until 28 November. It will then visit Manchester and Edinburgh ahead of its first return to the West End in over 10 years, playing a limited West End season at the Adelphi Theatre from 12 February – 31 July 2027. New venues announced today are Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff (10 – 28 August 2027), Bord Gais Energy Theatre, Dublin (14 September – 9 October 2027) Alhambra, Bradford (19 October – 6 November 2027) and Bristol Hippodrome (1 – 26 February 2028). Further touring dates will be announced soon.
BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL is brought to life by the multiple award-winning creative team behind the film including writer Lee Hall (book and lyrics), director Stephen Daldry, choreographer Peter Darling, composer Elton John, set designer Ian MacNeil, costume designer Nicky Gillibrand, lighting designer Rick Fisher, sound designer Paul Arditti, hair, wig and make up designer Campbell Young, musical supervisor and orchestrator Martin Koch, tour director Simon Pollard, adult casting director Natalie Gallacher CDG for Pippa Ailion and Natalie Gallacher Casting, and children’s casting director Nick Hockaday CDG for Jessica Ronane Casting.
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