Posted: 12/11/15 at 11:32am
Cameron Mackintosh has announced the closing date for Billy Elliot so they may proceed with a major refurbishment in order to make the theater available for grander scale shows. This will include interior and exterior refurbishment including a 6 meter extension of the stage. They hope to return to the West End in a few years.
Updated On: 12/11/15 at 11:32 AM
Posted: 12/12/15 at 9:04am
I had always hoped to see it in London and I am scheduled to be there in the summer. Darn. Bad timing. But I guess it's hard to complain about 11 years. That final show should be memorable.
Posted: 12/12/15 at 11:12am
Bad timing for me, too. I was planning on seeing it, but I'll be there later in April. Ugh.
Posted: 12/12/15 at 1:06pm
I have no choice..my goddaughter is having twins and I want to see them AFTER they are born...two trips I am not sure i could swing.
Posted: 12/12/15 at 1:12pm
If you still want to see Billy Elliot it's touring the UK.
so when you are over Kathy, it's going to be in either Cardiff, Dublin or Edinburgh all worthy cities of a weekend trip.
Posted: 12/12/15 at 1:53pm
How do shows tour in the UK? There aren't that many cities it basically like touring the state of California and all those cities in the uk aren't that far away from eachother. The logistics make no sense.
Posted: 12/12/15 at 2:00pm
Call_me_jorge said: "How do shows tour in the UK? There aren't that many cities it basically like touring the state of California and all those cities in the uk aren't that far away from eachother. The logistics make no sense.
It seems weird to me, too. The UK is even smaller than California.
Posted: 12/12/15 at 3:17pm
Phantom of London said: "If you still want to see Billy Elliot it's touring the UK.
so when you are over Kathy, it's going to be in either Cardiff, Dublin or Edinburgh all worthy cities of a weekend trip.
http://tour.billyelliotthemusical.com/tour-dates/
Not sure if I will have the time but it's certainly worth looking into. Thanks so much for the info..
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Posted: 12/12/15 at 3:59pm
If you still want to see Billy Elliot it's touring the UK.
so when you are over Kathy, it's going to be in either Cardiff, Dublin or Edinburgh all worthy cities of a weekend trip.
Dublin isn't in the UK.
It's in a whole other country across a sea, with a different currency (the Euro), and has been independent of the United Kingdom for the last 93 years, just FYI.
Posted: 12/12/15 at 4:18pm
As for the remark about how do shows tour the UK? We ain't that bloody small 
shows will tour to Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Cardiff, Edingbourgh, Brighton, Portsmouth, Torquay, Bradford and many others.
Posted: 12/12/15 at 4:33pm
It seems weird to me, too. The UK is even smaller than California.
Population of California - 38.8 million (2014)
Population of UK - 64.1 million (2013)
(Source : Google)
Posted: 12/12/15 at 4:47pm
Jay Lerner-Z said: "It seems weird to me, too. The UK is even smaller than California.
Population of California - 38.8 million (2014)
Population of UK - 64.1 million (2013)
(Source : Google)"
I think that poster meant the actual size.
Posted: 12/12/15 at 5:12pm
Call_me_jorge said: "It seems weird to me, too. The UK is even smaller than California."
What matters is not just size but population density. Britain is the second most densely populated island on earth after Japan.
Why producers find it worth touring shows in the UK but not, by inference of your comments, California is anyone's guess but an initial conclusion may be that there is a greater interest in the theatregoing in the UK than California.
Updated On: 12/13/15 at 05:12 PM
Posted: 12/12/15 at 5:31pm
Call_me_jorge said: "Jay Lerner-Z said: "It seems weird to me, too. The UK is even smaller than California.
Population of California - 38.8 million (2014)
Population of UK - 64.1 million (2013)
(Source : Google)"
I think that poster meant the actual size.
I did, indeed. Throw in Ireland, and CA is still bigger.
Posted: 12/12/15 at 9:11pm
That's pretty sad. I was planning on being in London next fall and it was on my must do list. The theater it was in was pretty nice already. Don't see why it needed to be renovated.
Maybe I will move the trip up to spring Ugh
Posted: 12/12/15 at 9:27pm
Quality always out trumps quantity.
Call_me_jorge said: "Jay Lerner-Z said: "It seems weird to me, too. The UK is even smaller than California.
Population of California - 38.8 million (2014)
Population of UK - 64.1 million (2013)
(Source : Google)"
I think that poster meant the actual size.
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Posted: 12/13/15 at 11:50am
Dave13 said: "That's pretty sad. I was planning on being in London next fall and it was on my must do list. The theater it was in was pretty nice already. Don't see why it needed to be renovated.
The refurbishment has been on the cards for a long time and they've likely waiting for Billy to fall in sales and also the works around Victoria to be almost complete.
Maybe I will move the trip up to spring Ugh
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