Billy Elliot announces 2014 West End auditions

Beginning this month, auditions for the children’s cast of Billy Elliot the Musical will take place countrywide to find young boys and girls to join the internationally acclaimed show which is now in its ninth year at the Victoria Palace Theatre in the West End. 

2014 auditions take place on 11th January in Leeds, 1st February in Newcastle, 15th March in London, 26th April in Bristol and 17th May in Manchester.

Boys should be a maximum of 5 feet with no broken voices. Tap and ballet experience is a bonus but not essential. Girls will only be seen in Newcastle as they must be from the North East and should be a maximum of 4 feet 8 inches with some ballet experience.

For further information or to arrange an audition, please email Children’s Casting Director, Jessica Ronane (billy@jessicaronane.com) stating your city and date in the subject box. 

Visit www.billyelliotthemusical.com/auditions for further information

Based on the Oscar nominated film, Billy Elliot the Musical is an inspirational story of one boy’s dream to realise his ambitions against the odds. Set in the North East of England against the background of the historic 1984/85 miners’ strike, Billy pursues his passion for dance in secret to avoid disapproval of his struggling family.

Billy Elliot the Musical features music by Elton John, book and lyrics by Lee Hall, is directed by Stephen Daldry with choreography by Peter Darling. The production features scenic design by Ian MacNeil, the associate director is Julian Webber, costume design is by Nicky Gillibrand, lighting design by Rick Fisher and sound design by Paul Arditti. Musical supervision and orchestrations are by Martin Koch.

Productions have been staged on Broadway, as well as in Sydney, Melbourne, Chicago, Toronto and Seoul, South Korea. The North American touring production, which began in 2010, recently finished its spectacular run with a three week August engagement in São Paulo, Brazil, the first time Billy Elliot has played in South America. Further international productions are planned including Holland and Germany.

Photo Credit: Alastair Muir

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