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Billy Elliot; Billy Elliot, Elton John, Uk Miners' Strike, Billy Elliot the Musical Casts, Billy Elliot the Musical, Stephen Daldry, Jamie Bell
Paperback. Books LLC 2010-05-01.
ISBN 9781155160726
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Publisher description
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Billy Elliot, Elton John, Uk Miners' Strike, Billy Elliot the Musical Casts, Billy Elliot the Musical, Stephen Daldry, Jamie Bell, Liam Mower, Leon Cooke, the Stars Look Down, David Alvarez, Joshua Fedrick, Corey Snide, Matthew Koon, Layton Williams, George Maguire, James Lomas, Michael Dameski, Colin Bates, Dean Mccarthy, Travis Yates. Excerpt: Billy Elliot Billy Elliot is a 2000 British drama film written by Lee Hall and directed by Stephen Daldry . Set in the fictional town of 'Everington' in the real County Durham , UK , it stars Jamie Bell as 11-year-old Billy, an aspiring dancer, Gary Lewis as his coal miner father, Jamie Draven as Billy's older brother, and Julie Walters as his ballet teacher. In 2001, author Melvin Burgess was commissioned to write the novelization of the film based on Lee Hall's screenplay. The story was adapted for the West End stage as Billy Elliot the Musical in 2005; it opened in Australia in 2007 and Broadway in 2008. When the film was released in the United States, the Motion Picture Association of America awarded it an R rating due to "language ". When released on video, it was re-cut to a PG-13 for, "some thematic elements". This edited version removes many uses of profanity. Plot The film is set during the UK miners' strike (1984 1985) and centres on the life of Billy (Jamie Bell ), his love of dance and his hope to become a professional ballet dancer. Billy's father (Gary Lewis ) and brother Tony (Jamie Draven ) are both out on strike. Billy's mother is no longer alive and Billy's and Tony's nan (Jean Heywood ) also lives with the family. Billy is taken to the boxing gym by his father, but he finds out that he doesn't really like the sport. Part of the boxing gym is used by a ballet class because their usual studio in the basement of the spor
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