Billy Elliot the Forum

This is an interesting article:

http://www.wearvalleyadvertiser.co.uk/e ... ast_roots/

It was planned that BETM would have its premiere at the Tyne Theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. This had to be abandoned due to the production's growing budget and the financial problems of the Tyne Theatre's operator.

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kport wrote:This is an interesting article:

http://www.wearvalleyadvertiser.co.uk/e ... ast_roots/

It was planned that BETM would have its premiere at the Tyne Theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. This had to be abandoned due to the production's growing budget and the financial problems of the Tyne Theatre's operator.

There is no mention of this in the newspaper article, unless I am having another senior moment.

Eltonjohn wrote:

kport wrote:This is an interesting article:

http://www.wearvalleyadvertiser.co.uk/e ... ast_roots/

It was planned that BETM would have its premiere at the Tyne Theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. This had to be abandoned due to the production's growing budget and the financial problems of the Tyne Theatre's operator.

Do you mean the 2016 tour was to have premiered at the Tyne Theatre?

It was planned that the musical would have its premiere at the Tyne Theatre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. This was abandoned due to the financial problems of the Tyne Theatre's operator and the production's growing budget.

Lathan, Peter (29 July 2004). "No Newcastle Premiere for Billy Elliot". The British Theatre Guide. Retrieved 10 July 2011.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Elliot_the_Musical

This link to MTI corroborates...

http://www.mtishows.com/show-history/1889

In the (AD) Bill's Notes to BETM (Arts Club Theatre Co. production) it says otherwise.