Taking the leap! How a fresh take on Billy Elliot the Musical is reviving a theatrical tour de force

Billy Elliots: Leo Hollingsworth, Jaden Shentall-Lee, Alfie Napolitano and Samuel Newby in rehearsal at Curve. Photo: Marc Brenner
Since making its stage debut in London’s West End in 2005, Billy Elliot the Musical has gone on to captivate audiences around the world. As the first UK revival opens at Leicester’s Curve, director Nikolai Foster, choreographer Lucy Hind and designer Michael Taylor walk Anya Ryan through this fresh take on the modern classic
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