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Billy’s ‘ineptness’ makes him the only punching bag on stage. Through the main protagonist, Billy Elliot’s mining family, we learn of the hardship that has been faced by Billy (Jaxson Cook) and his older gruff brother Tony (Jack Barry), following the death of their mother (Lana Macfarlane), and their father, Jackie Elliot’s (Stephen Lovatt) efforts to cope with two very different boys and their eccentric and possibly senile grandmother (Rima Te Wiata).īilly is packed off to boxing class, run and hilariously portrayed by Andrew Grainger who was in perfect form as the foul-mouthed and carelessly violent George.
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The setting is the eve of the coal miners’ strike and much is made of Maggie Thatcher and her polarizing policies that led to the year-long strike forming the backdrop to the show. The moment the curtains were raised we were treated to Tracy Grant Lord’s dramatic set, with all its brick and tile character – instantly capturing the look and feel of a Northern English mining town. It was only when we were comfortably seated that our attention was focussed on the show at hand. The theatre itself feels spaciously open, yet simultaneously intimately cosy and plush. Billy Elliot is exactly the right sort of spectacle to launch the ASB Waterfront Theatre and to show off this magnificent space.įrom the moment we got there people were admiring, commenting and showing a childlike curiosity while exploring the brand new premises. But the opening of Billy Elliot was even more electric because we were coming to see a new theatre. Often when people come to an opening night there’s an air of anticipation. Auckland Theatre Company Production of Billy Elliot.