Livin' the Dream
Billy Elliot was so amazing the first time that I saw it that Grace decided that she wanted to see it while in London and our neighbors were generous enough to buy us tickets. It was really a dream come true.
After napping we got ready in our hostel to hit the town that night. After getting ready we went to the general area of the theatre and found a restaurant which happened to be Italian. It was good food and we got in with plenty of time to get to the theatre.
Grace and I had tickets for the first row in the Grand Circle which were great seats, although sometimes the rail would get in the way. Also, here was a sign that was in the theatre:
I think it's pretty funny considering the whole show is about embracing dance but apparently Westminster doesn't want any of that happening in their theatre. Another funny thing is that I've seen 3 different Billies after seeing the show only twice. That is because about halfway through this show one of the Billies went offstage and never came back. Instead the production manager came on stage and told us that he was unable to finish the show and a new Billy would take over. I had my concerns that this Billy would be subpar compared to the other one who I liked, but it was the opposite. This Billy was amazing! And you could tell that he was loving every minute on stage (you can always tell who is really having fun out there).
Here are some other points about the show:
- I had the same Michael and Mrs. Wilkinson (no complaints) but a different Dad and Debbie.
- I frequently shouted "Billy Elliot" during it because I loved it so much.
- Grace loved it too, so much so that she got a t-shirt that matches the one that I got in February.
- Grace and I waited outside the stage door and saw many of the little girls come out, as well as the actor who played the brother (which I thought did a great job!)
After a great show the two of us took the Tube to the hostel, talking about how fantastic it was all the way back.
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