“Electricity sparks inside of me and I'm free.”
Overview
In County Durham, England, 1984, a talented young dancer, Billy Elliot, stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ballet floor. He faces many trials and triumphs as he strives to conquer his family’s set ways, inner conflict, and standing on his toes in a musical that questions masculinity, gender norms and conformity.
Directed by Stephen Daldry
Written by Lee Hall, Elton John
Produced by Jonathan Finn, Dione Orrom, Sally Greene
Box Office0Revenue: $3.4M
Themes & Keywords
dancechild abusedancernorthern englandstrikehomophobiasocietyloss of loved onesolidaritysadnessmineabusive fathertalentnational socialismmusicalstreet riotsboxing schoolcrude humorballetcultural differencelivelive broadcastlive performancecross dressingdead motherculturalbritish politicsgender rolesmining townbritish historyballet schoolsmart kidnon conformityexploring sexualitypoor kidstage musicalchristmas1980sgender identity80s stylefilmed theaterchristmas evegenerational divide
About Billy Elliot: The Musical Live
Billy Elliot: The Musical Live is a music, drama, history film released in 2014 exploring themes of dance, child abuse, dancer, northern england, strike, homophobia. Directed by Stephen Daldry, it stars Elliott Hanna, Ruthie Henshall, Liam Mower. In County Durham, England, 1984, a talented young dancer, Billy Elliot, stumbles out of the boxing ring and onto the ballet floor. He faces many trials and triumphs as he strives to conquer his family’s set ways, inner conflict, and standing on his toes in a musical that questions masculinity, gender norms and conformity.