Billy Elliot (Youth) Libretto

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SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR BILLY YOUTH THEATRE

Book and Lyrics by Lee Hall Book and Lyrics by Lee Hall

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Book and Lyrics by Lee Hall.

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YOUTH THEATRE PRTHEATRE PROJECT WITH BILOJECT WITH BILLY LLY LONDON LIMITEONDON LIMITED IN ACCORDAD IN ACCORDANCE WITH NCE WITH THE TERMS ANTHE TERMS AND CONDITIOND CONDITIONS OF THES OF THE BILLY YOUTH THEATRE PROJECT. THE DISTRIBUTION, DISCLOSURE, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OR RECORDING (OTHER THAN BILLY YOUTH THEATRE PROJECT. THE DISTRIBUTION, DISCLOSURE, PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OR RECORDING (OTHER THAN IN THE COURSE OF THE BILLY YOUTH THEATRE PROJECT) BROADCASTING OR TRANSMISSION OF THE MATERIAL IN ANY WAY IN THE COURSE OF THE BILLY YOUTH THEATRE PROJECT) BROADCASTING OR TRANSMISSION OF THE MATERIAL IN ANY WAY TO UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS, OR FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN PARTICIPATION IN THE BILLY YOUTH THEATRE PROJECT, TO UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS, OR FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN PARTICIPATION IN THE BILLY YOUTH THEATRE PROJECT, SUCH AS THE UNAUTHORISED SALE, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION OF THIS MATERIAL IN ANY FORM WHETHER IN WHOLE SUCH AS THE UNAUTHORISED SALE, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION OF THIS MATERIAL IN ANY FORM WHETHER IN WHOLE OR IN PART IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

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BILLY ELLIOT CAST LIST

Billy

Billy Elliot Elliot Miner’Miner’s s son.son. Mrs

Mrs Wilkinson Wilkinson Billy’Billy’s s dance dance teacher.teacher. Dad

Dad Billy’Billy’s s dad, dad, Jackie Jackie Elliot. Elliot. Miner Miner and and widower.widower. T

Tony ony Billy’s Billy’s oldeolder r brotbrother. her. Miner.Miner. Grandma

Grandma Billy’Billy’s s grandmothgrandmother er who who lives lives with with the the family.family. Michael

Michael Billy’Billy’s s best best friend.friend.

George

George Boxing Boxing teacher teacher and and minerminer.. Big

Big Davey Davey Miner. Miner. Active Active in in strike.strike. Dead

Dead Mum Mum Billy’Billy’s s mother mother who who he he imagines imagines and and converses converses with.with. Mr.

Mr. BraithwaBraithwaite ite Miner Miner and and sometimes sometimes piano piano player.player. Debbie

Debbie Mrs Mrs Wilkinson’Wilkinson’s s daughter daughter and and student student in in her her ballet ballet class.class. Clipboard

Clipboard WWoman oman Snooty Snooty woman woman running running the the Royal Royal Ballet Ballet School School auditions.auditions. Posh

Posh Dad Dad Father Father of of young young boy boy auditioning auditioning for for the the Royal Royal Ballet Ballet School.School. Posh

Posh Boy Boy YYoung oung boy boy auditioning auditioning for for the the Royal Royal Ballet Ballet School.School. Stage

Stage Manager Manager Stage Stage Manager Manager at at the the Royal Royal Ballet Ballet School School auditions.auditions. ‘Scab’

‘Scab’ Local Local strike strike breaker.breaker. Lesley

Lesley Local Local woman, woman, active active in in strike.strike. T

Tall all boy boy One One of of the the local local kids.kids. Small

Small boy boy One One of of the the local local kids.kids. Pit

Pit Supervisor Supervisor Supervisor Supervisor of of the the local local coal coal pit pit during during the the strike.strike. Eric

Eric Local Local strike strike deputy.deputy.

Panellists

Panellists Panellists Panellists at at the the Royal Royal Ballet Ballet School School auditions.auditions. Ballet

Ballet girls girls Girls Girls in in Mrs Mrs Wilkinson’Wilkinson’s ballet s ballet class class (Named (Named in in script script – – Keely Keely Gibson,Gibson, Susan Parkes, Sharon Percy, Angela Hobson, Tracey Atkinson, Karen Susan Parkes, Sharon Percy, Angela Hobson, Tracey Atkinson, Karen Davidson, Julie Hope, Alison Summers. Additional names if required, Davidson, Julie Hope, Alison Summers. Additional names if required, Tina Harmer, Margaret Gormley).

Tina Harmer, Margaret Gormley). Miners

Miners Group/chorus Group/chorus of of miners.miners. Policemen

Policemen Group/choruGroup/chorus s of of policemenpolicemen.. W

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SCENE

SCENE 1: THE STARS L

1: THE STARS L

OOK

OOK DOWN

DOWN

As the play starts the cast

As the play starts the cast of miners are aof miners are all sat in the villall sat in the village hall waiting for nge hall waiting for news of theews of the strike alongside other members of

strike alongside other members of the communitythe community. ey start . ey start to sing:to sing:

THROUGH THE DARK AND THROUGH THE HUNGER THROUGH THE DARK AND THROUGH THE HUNGER THROUGH THE NIGHT, AND THROUGH THE FEAR THROUGH THE NIGHT, AND THROUGH THE FEAR THROUGH

THROUGH THE FIGHT THE FIGHT AND YEARS OF AND YEARS OF HARDSHIPHARDSHIP THROUGH THE STORMS AND THROUGH THE TEARS THROUGH THE STORMS AND THROUGH THE TEARS AND ALTHOUGH YOUR FEET AR

AND ALTHOUGH YOUR FEET ARE WEARYE WEARY AND ALTHOUGH YOUR SOUL IS WORN AND ALTHOUGH YOUR SOUL IS WORN AND ALTHOUGH THEY’LL TRY

AND ALTHOUGH THEY’LL TRY TO BREAK YOUTO BREAK YOU AND ALTHOUGH YOU’LL FEEL ALONE

AND ALTHOUGH YOU’LL FEEL ALONE WE WILL AL

WE WILL ALWWAYS STAYS STAND TOGETHERAND TOGETHER IN THE DARK,

IN THE DARK, RIGHT THROUGH THE STORMRIGHT THROUGH THE STORM WE WILL STAND, SHOULDE

WE WILL STAND, SHOULDER TO SHOULDER R TO SHOULDER TO KEEP U

TO KEEP US WS WARM.ARM.

A late comer arriv A late comer arrives:es:

W WOOMMAANN Any news? Any news? TONY TONY Still waiting. Still waiting.

She sits down – they carry on singing: She sits down – they carry on singing:

AND THE STARS LOOK DOWN ON THE MEAN AND HUNG AND THE STARS LOOK DOWN ON THE MEAN AND HUNGRY RY AND THE STARS LOOK DOWN AND SHOW

AND THE STARS LOOK DOWN AND SHOW THE WATHE WAY Y AND THE STARS LOOK DOWN AND WE’LL STAND T

AND THE STARS LOOK DOWN AND WE’LL STAND TOGETHEOGETHERR TO SEE A D

TO SEE A DAY AY

WHEN THE STARS LOOK DOWN AND KNOW OUR HISTORY WHEN THE STARS LOOK DOWN AND KNOW OUR HISTORY WHEN THE STARS LOOK DOWN UPON OUR PAST

WHEN THE STARS LOOK DOWN UPON OUR PAST AND THE STARS LOOK DOWN AND SEE A FU

AND THE STARS LOOK DOWN AND SEE A FUTURE BTURE BRIGHT AT LASTRIGHT AT LAST WHEN WE’LL STAND AS ONE, B

WHEN WE’LL STAND AS ONE, BENEATH THE SUN.ENEATH THE SUN.

BIG DAVEY leads the singing of the next verse – keeping their spirits up: BIG DAVEY leads the singing of the next verse – keeping their spirits up:

BIG DAVEY BIG DAVEY

AND THOUGH OUR H

AND THOUGH OUR HANDS ARE ANDS ARE BRUISED ABRUISED AND BLEEND BLEEDINGDING AND WER LUNGS

AND WER LUNGS

CHORUS CHORUS

AND WER LUNGS AND WER LUNGS

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BIG DAVEY BIG DAVEY

ARE FUL

ARE FULL WITH DUSTL WITH DUST

CHORUS CHORUS

ARE FUL

ARE FULL WITH DUSTL WITH DUST

BIG DAVEY BIG DAVEY

AND WER HEA AND WER HEARTSRTS

CHORUS CHORUS

AND WER HEA AND WER HEARTSRTS

BIG DAVEY BIG DAVEY ARE NEA

ARE NEAR TR TO BREAKO BREAKINGING

CHORUS CHORUS

ARE NEA

ARE NEAR TR TO BREAKO BREAKINGING

BIG DAVEY BIG DAVEY

WE WILL NEVER WE WILL NEVER

CHORUS CHORUS

WE WILL NEVER WE WILL NEVER

BIG DAVEY BIG DAVEY

FORGO THE TRUST FORGO THE TRUST

CHORUS CHORUS

FORGO THE TRUST FORGO THE TRUST WE WILL FIG

WE WILL FIGHT THROUGH PAIN AND HUNGEHT THROUGH PAIN AND HUNGER R EVERY ARROW, EVERY KNIFE

EVERY ARROW, EVERY KNIFE WE WILL NEVER

WE WILL NEVER GIVE THE HOPE UGIVE THE HOPE UPP OF A PROUD AND HONEST LIFE OF A PROUD AND HONEST LIFE

SO WE WILL ALWAYS STAND TOGETHER (I’m warnin’ you) SO WE WILL ALWAYS STAND TOGETHER (I’m warnin’ you) THROUGH THE F

THROUGH THE FROSTROST, THE HAI, THE HAIL, THE SNOW L, THE SNOW THE STARS ARE OUR REDEMPTION

THE STARS ARE OUR REDEMPTION AND SO WE KNOW

AND SO WE KNOW..

Suddenly GEORGE appears. Everyone stops and looks at him. Suddenly GEORGE appears. Everyone stops and looks at him.

GEORGE GEORGE

W

We’e’re out.re out.

ey are all worried about

ey are all worried about what this will what this will mean. en DAVmean. en DAVEY sings to EY sings to them:them:

DAVEY DAVEY

THE STARS LOOK DOWN WHEN WE’RE ABANDONED, THE STARS LOOK DOWN WHEN WE’RE ABANDONED, LOOK DOWN IN THE HEART OF NIGHT

LOOK DOWN IN THE HEART OF NIGHT

AND THE STARS LOOK DOWN AND GIVE US VI

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Everyone joins in. ey stand and walk forward as if on a

Everyone joins in. ey stand and walk forward as if on a march or picket line. ey havemarch or picket line. ey have placards. 

placards. ey face the audience.ey face the audience.

CHORUS CHORUS

THE STARS LOOK DOWN UPON OUR STRUGGLE THE STARS LOOK DOWN UPON OUR STRUGGLE THE STARS LOOK DOWN AND SEE THE PAST THE STARS LOOK DOWN AND SEE THE PAST

THE STARS LOOK DOWN AND SEE A FUTURE BRIGHT AT LAST THE STARS LOOK DOWN AND SEE A FUTURE BRIGHT AT LAST WHEN WE’LL STAND AS ONE, B

WHEN WE’LL STAND AS ONE, BENEATH THE SUNENEATH THE SUN

CHORUS CHORUS

ALL OUT TOGETHER ALL OUT TOGETHER ALL OUT AS

ALL OUT AS ONEONE ALL OUT FO

ALL OUT FOR VICTORYR VICTORY TILL WE’VE WON.

TILL WE’VE WON. ALL OUT TOGETHER ALL OUT TOGETHER ALL OUT AS

ALL OUT AS ONEONE ALL OUT FO

ALL OUT FOR VICTORYR VICTORY ALL OUT TILL WE’VE WON ALL OUT TILL WE’VE WON

BILLY BILLY

TAKE ME UP AND HOLD ME GENTLY TAKE ME UP AND HOLD ME GENTLY RAISE ME UP AND HOLD ME HIGH RAISE ME UP AND HOLD ME HIGH

THROUGH THE NIGHTS, UNDER DARKNESS THROUGH THE NIGHTS, UNDER DARKNESS WILL COME A D

WILL COME A DAY WHEN WE WILL FLAY WHEN WE WILL FLY Y

AND ALTHOUGH WE’VE BEEN R

AND ALTHOUGH WE’VE BEEN REJECTEJECTEDED AND ALTHOUGH WE’VE BEEN O

AND ALTHOUGH WE’VE BEEN OUTCASTUTCAST WE WILL FIND

WE WILL FIND A NEW TOMORROA NEW TOMORROWW WHEN WE COME TO REST AT LAST WHEN WE COME TO REST AT LAST

AND WE WILL STAND THERE PROUDLY AND WE WILL STAND THERE PROUDLY AND WE WILL NEVE

AND WE WILL NEVER WR WALK ALONEALK ALONE AND WE WILL BE

AND WE WILL BE RETURNRETURNEDED BACK TO OUR HOME

BACK TO OUR HOME

CHORUS CHORUS

WHEN WE STAND AS ONE WHEN WE STAND AS ONE

ALL

ALL OUT OUT TOGETHERTOGETHER WHEN WE STAND AS ONE

WHEN WE STAND AS ONE ALL

ALL OUT OUT AS AS ONEONE WHEN WE STAND AS ONE WHEN WE STAND AS ONE

ALL

ALL OUT OUT FOR FOR VICTORYVICTORY WHEN WE STAND AS ONE

WHEN WE STAND AS ONE TILL

TILL WE’VE WE’VE WONWON

CHORUS CHORUS

ALL

ALL OUT OUT TOGETHERTOGETHER WHEN WE STAND AS ONE

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ALL

ALL OUT OUT FOR FOR VICTORYVICTORY WHEN WE STAND AS ONE

WHEN WE STAND AS ONE TILL WE’VE WON TILL WE’VE WON WHEN WE STAND AS ONE WHEN WE STAND AS ONE

ALL

ALL OUT OUT TOGETHER TOGETHER WHEN WE STAND AS ONE

ALL OUT OUT AS AS ONEONE WHEN WE STAND AS ONE WHEN WE STAND AS ONE

ALL

ALL OUT OUT FOR FOR VICTORYVICTORY ALL OUT TILL WE’VE WON ALL OUT TILL WE’VE WON

SCENE 2: BREAKFAST

MUSIC CUE 1a. ST

MUSIC CUE 1a. STARS LARS LOOK DOOOK DOWN u/s WN u/s

DAD is cooking breakfast – he has a frying pan in his hand throughout the scene. DAD is cooking breakfast – he has a frying pan in his hand throughout the scene. GRANDMA

GRANDMA is looking for her pasty. is looking for her pasty. TONY has his feet up TONY has his feet up on the table and his boots areon the table and his boots are where breakfas

where breakfast should be. t should be. BILLY is (oﬀ BILLY is (oﬀ stage) presumably upstairs.stage) presumably upstairs.

D DAADD

Billy! Billy! Billy, get downstairs now! Your breakfast’s ready! Billy! Billy! Billy, get downstairs now! Your breakfast’s ready! Tony, what the hell are you doing?

Tony, what the hell are you doing?

TONY TONY Nothing. Nothing. D DAADD W

We’e’re supposed be ore supposed be on the picket line in n the picket line in ﬁve minutes!ﬁve minutes!

TONY TONY

Get oﬀ me back, Dad. Get oﬀ me back, Dad.

D DAADD

As soon as y

As soon as you get oﬀ your fou get oﬀ your fat arse.at arse. (Setting the table)

(Setting the table) BILLY!! Y

BILLY!! You’ou’re gonnre gonna be a be late, late, son.son.

TONY TONY

Leave the bairn alone, will ya? Leave the bairn alone, will ya?

DAD DAD

Billy, I’m warning ya! Billy, I’m warning ya!

(Notices GRANDMA by the stove) (Notices GRANDMA by the stove) Grandma – what you doin’?

Grandma – what you doin’?

GRANDMA GRANDMA

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D DAADD

Forget about yer pasty. I’m making you a nice cooked breakfast. Forget about yer pasty. I’m making you a nice cooked breakfast.

(to Tony) (to Tony)

Boots oﬀ the table. Boots oﬀ the table.

DAD takes TO

DAD takes TONY’S boots NY’S boots oﬀ the table.oﬀ the table.

GRANDMA GRANDMA

(to Tony) (to Tony)

Have you seen me pasty? Have you seen me pasty?

D DAADD

Billy! Get down here now or I’ll tan yer hide for ya. Billy! Get down here now or I’ll tan yer hide for ya.

BILLY BILLY Coming! Coming! GRANDMA GRANDMA What he lacks is

What he lacks is a mother’a mother’s touch.s touch.

D DAADD

What he lacks is

What he lacks is a kick up the arse. Sa kick up the arse. Sit down!it down! (He takes her to the table)

(He takes her to the table) Look, I’ve got yer breakfast. Look, I’ve got yer breakfast.

GRANDMA GRANDMA

I don’t want a cooked breakfast. I don’t want a cooked breakfast.

D DAADD Billy! Billy! GRANDMA GRANDMA

Not your cooked breakfast. Not your cooked breakfast. e food in this house has

e food in this house has been inedible since yer mam died.been inedible since yer mam died.

Enter B

Enter BIG DIG DAVEYAVEY..

BIG DAVEY BIG DAVEY

Morning, Jackie. Ah, breakfast. Morning, Jackie. Ah, breakfast.

GRANDMA GRANDMA Oh no. Oh no. DEPUTY (ERIC) DEPUTY (ERIC) Oi lads, breakfast! Oi lads, breakfast!

e miners enter and scavenge for

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MINERS MINERS

(at separate times, as they enter) (at separate times, as they enter) Good morning, Edna. (etc.)

Good morning, Edna. (etc.)

D DAADD

(to BIG

(to BIG DAVEYDAVEY, as he eats something from DA, as he eats something from DADD’S pan)’S pan) Oi. I paid for that.

Oi. I paid for that.

BIG DAVEY BIG DAVEY

All property is theft, C

All property is theft, Comrade.omrade.

MINER 1 (DAVID L.) MINER 1 (DAVID L.)

Good morning, Edna! Good morning, Edna!

GRANDMA GRANDMA

What’

What’s good abous good about it? ey’t it? ey’ve purloined me ve purloined me bloody pastybloody pasty..

THE MINERS grab the pan and eat the breakfast DAD was cooking. THE MINERS grab the pan and eat the breakfast DAD was cooking.

DAD DAD

Get lost, the lot of yous - You’re eating us out of house and home. Get lost, the lot of yous - You’re eating us out of house and home.

LESLEY enters. LESLEY enters.

LESLEY LESLEY

Oi! e police are bussing the scabs in early. Come on! Oi! e police are bussing the scabs in early. Come on!

Beat. en MINERS shout “Maggie Maggie Maggie, Out, Out,O

Beat. en MINERS shout “Maggie Maggie Maggie, Out, Out,Out” as they run out ut” as they run out withwith TONY.

TONY.

D DAADD

Billy, yer ﬁfty pee for boxing is on the side there. Billy, yer ﬁfty pee for boxing is on the side there.

Only GRANDMA

Only GRANDMA is left. BILLY comes downis left. BILLY comes downstairs.stairs.

BILLY BILLY Hello, Grandma. Hello, Grandma. GRANDMA GRANDMA Hello, Son. Hello, Son. BILLY BILLY

(putting a pasty in front of h (putting a pasty in front of her)er)

Grandma, I found this in the laundry basket. Grandma, I found this in the laundry basket.

GRANDMA GRANDMA

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BILLY BILLY

It’s yer pasty. It’s yer pasty.

GRANDMA GRANDMA

Oh, thank the Lord, I thought they’d eaten it. Oh, thank the Lord, I thought they’d eaten it.

BILLY BILLY

Nobody’d eat that, Grandma – it’s mank. Nobody’d eat that, Grandma – it’s mank.

GRANDMA GRANDMA

(as she seasons the pasty) (as she seasons the pasty) Y

You lot have iou lot have it too bloodt too bloody easyy easy. I can remember the G. I can remember the General Strike.eneral Strike.

BILLY BILLY Grandma! Grandma! GRANDMA GRANDMA What? What? BILLY BILLY Y

Youou’ll make yo’ll make yourself ill.urself ill.

(He takes it away from her) (He takes it away from her) Look, it’s got mould on it. Look, it’s got mould on it. Y

Youou’’re driving me mre driving me mental. Anywayental. Anyway, how come you can remember th, how come you can remember the General Strike, e General Strike, but you canbut you can’’tt remember where you put yer pasty?

remember where you put yer pasty?

GRANDMA GRANDMA

(having tasted the pasty) (having tasted the pasty) Ugh! that is

Ugh! that is absolutely disgusting.absolutely disgusting.

GRANDMA sets oﬀ across the stage. GRANDMA sets oﬀ across the stage.

BILLY BILLY

Where you goi

Where you going now?ng now?

GRANDMA GRANDMA

I’v

I’ve got a e got a nice sausage roll on the nice sausage roll on the landing.landing.

GRANDMA leaves. GRANDMA leaves. BILL

BILLY clears the table and Y clears the table and picks up the picks up the milk.milk. DEAD MUM enters.

DEAD MUM enters. MUSIC CUE 1b

MUSIC CUE 1b. TH. THE LETTER u/s AND E LETTER u/s AND TRANSITION TRANSITION TO BOTO BOXING XING

DEAD MUM DEAD MUM

Oi, little un. What have I

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BILLY BILLY Hello, Mam. Hello, Mam. DEAD MUM DEAD MUM Will you

Will you look at the state olook at the state of this kitchen.Yf this kitchen.Youou’’re gonna be late.re gonna be late. Have you got yer ﬁfty pee?

Have you got yer ﬁfty pee?

BILLY BILLY

Dad gave us it. Dad gave us it.

DEAD MUM DEAD MUM

Have you got yer trainers? Have you got yer trainers?

BILLY BILLY No! No!

(He runs to get them) (He runs to get them)

DEAD MUM DEAD MUM

ey’ll be in your bedroom. ey’ll be in your bedroom.

BILLY BILLY

No, they’re not... found them! No, they’re not... found them!

BILLY comes back. MUM has gone. BILLY comes back. MUM has gone.

BILLY BILLY Mam? Mam? Mam? Mam?

SCENE 3: BOXING

Suddenly MICHAEL, TALL BOY and SMALL BOY run on – followed by GEORGE. Suddenly MICHAEL, TALL BOY and SMALL BOY run on – followed by GEORGE. ey are training for boxing.

ey are training for boxing.

GEORGE GEORGE

Come on get them

Come on get them knees up you lazy knees up you lazy little buggers. Right drop down there and little buggers. Right drop down there and give us twentygive us twenty..

MICHAEL MICHAEL Ow! Ow! GEORGE GEORGE (to BILLY� (to BILLY� What bloody ti

What bloody time do you came do you call this? Come oll this? Come on get changed. Nn get changed. Nowow..

BILLY BILLY

Do I have to? Do I have to?

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GEORGE GEORGE

Course you have. You haven’t even done any boxing yet. Course you have. You haven’t even done any boxing yet.

BILLY BILLY

But it’s nearly ﬁnished. But it’s nearly ﬁnished.

GEORGE GEORGE

Get changed or I’ll knock yer

Get changed or I’ll knock yer block oﬀ.block oﬀ. He clips Billy along the head.

He clips Billy along the head.

BILLY BILLY Ow Ow..

e small boy struggles with his press ups. e small boy struggles with his press ups.

SMALL BOY SMALL BOY

Jesus! J

Jesus! Jesus! Jesus! Jesus!esus!

GEORGE GEORGE

D’ya call them press ups you lazy little git? Right yous lot piss oﬀ. D’ya call them press ups you lazy little git? Right yous lot piss oﬀ. Michael follows but George stops him.

Michael follows but George stops him. (to MICHAEL�

(to MICHAEL�

Oi, where do you think you’re going? Oi, where do you think you’re going?

MICHAEL MICHAEL

I’m pissing oﬀ. I’m pissing oﬀ.

GEORGE GEORGE

Y

Youou’’re not going are not going anywhere. Ynywhere. You can stop herou can stop here and ﬁght Je and ﬁght Joe Bugneroe Bugner, there., there.

MICHAEL MICHAEL Ow! But I

Ow! But I need the toilet, sir.need the toilet, sir.

BILLY BILLY

It’s not my fault I’m late; I had to see to me Nana. It’s not my fault I’m late; I had to see to me Nana.

GEORGE GEORGE What’

What’s the matter? Anyone wous the matter? Anyone would think you dld think you didnidn’’t like boxingt like boxing..

BILLY BILLY I don’t I don’t GEORGE GEORGE

Fifty pee. You bonny lad are getting your ﬁfty pee’s worth whether you like it or not. Fifty pee. You bonny lad are getting your ﬁfty pee’s worth whether you like it or not. Right. Hit him.

Right. Hit him.

MICHAEL MICHAEL

Do I have to? Do I have to?

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GEORGE GEORGE

Of course you have to! Of course you have to!

TALL BOY TALL BOY

Please, sir, can I have a word? Please, sir, can I have a word?

GEORGE GEORGE

Y

Yes, you can haves, you can have two – bugger and e two – bugger and oﬀ. Ding dioﬀ. Ding ding! Seconds ng! Seconds out; round onout; round one. Come on; lete. Come on; let’’s do as do a bit of boxing. Come on!

bit of boxing. Come on!

BILLY prances round. BILLY prances round.

Whoa! Whoa!

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! What the Whoa! What the hell are you dohell are you doing?ing?

BILLY BILLY

I’m just trying to put him oﬀ. I’m just trying to put him oﬀ.

GEORGE GEORGE

Put him oﬀ?

Put him oﬀ? It’It’s not a tea dance, man. Hit him in s not a tea dance, man. Hit him in the heed.the heed.

BILLY BILLY

Are you sure? Are you sure?

GEORGE GEORGE

Of course, I’m bloody sure. Of course, I’m bloody sure.

He hits Billy who falls to the ground. He hits Billy who falls to the ground.

MICHAEL MICHAEL Sorry, Billy. Sorry, Billy. GEORGE GEORGE

‘Sorry Billy?’ ‘Sorry Billy’? He’s supposed to hit you, you’re supposed to hit him, it’s boxing. ‘Sorry Billy?’ ‘Sorry Billy’? He’s supposed to hit you, you’re supposed to hit him, it’s boxing. Oh for Christ’s sake.

Oh for Christ’s sake. (to MICHAEL� (to MICHAEL� Out now! Out now! (to BILLY� (to BILLY� Y

You can stop herou can stop here and practise with the be and practise with the bag by yerselfag by yerself. Oh aye, and . Oh aye, and make sure Mrs make sure Mrs Wilkinson gWilkinson getsets these keys before you leave.

these keys before you leave.

GEORGE exits GEORGE exits BILLY BILLY Who? Who?

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SCENE 4: SHINE

e BALLET GIRLS run in – excitedly. e BALLET GIRLS run in – excitedly.

GIRLS GIRLS She’

She’s comins coming. She’s coming.g. She’s coming.

Mrs

Mrs Wilkinson arrives.Wilkinson arrives. Silence

Silence as as BALLBALLET ET GIRLS GIRLS see see MRS MRS WILKINWILKINSON. SON. ..

MRS WILKINSON MRS WILKINSON CHAIRS! CHAIRS! Music starts. Music starts. BALLE

BALLET GIRT GIRLS set chairs down. MRS WILKINSON walks down stage through line ofLS set chairs down. MRS WILKINSON walks down stage through line of chairs.

chairs.

Oi, Rocky, bugger oﬀ. Oi, Rocky, bugger oﬀ. Arms!

Arms!

GIRLS

GIRLS MRS MRS WILKINSONWILKINSON ARMS 2 3 4

ARMS 2 3 4 Alison SAlison Summers get that coat oummers get that coat oﬀ.ﬀ.

MRS WILKINSON MRS WILKINSON

Full plié Full plié

GIRLS

GIRLS MRS MRS WILKINSOWILKINSONN FULL

FULL PLIE PLIE 2 2 3 3 4 4 Get Get rid rid of of the the pie pie TTracey racey Atkinson.Atkinson.

MRS WILKIN

MRS WILKINSONSON Up.

Up.

GIRLS

GIRLS MRS MRS WILKINSONWILKINSON UP

UP 2 2 3 3 4 4 I’I’m m telling telling you Tyou Tracey, racey, you’ll you’ll end end up up like like youryour mother. mother. MRS WILKINSON MRS WILKINSON AND SECON AND SECONDD GIRLS BILLY GIRLS BILLY SECOND

SECOND 2 2 3 3 4 4 Miss... Miss... Keys.Keys.

MRS WILKINSON MRS WILKINSON Who the hell are y Who the hell are you?ou?

BILLY BILLY

Billy. Billy Elliot. Billy. Billy Elliot.

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Pleased to meet you I’m Margot, Margot Fonteyn; it was a rhetorical question, now piss oﬀ Pleased to meet you I’m Margot, Margot Fonteyn; it was a rhetorical question, now piss oﬀ over there.

over there.

KEELY exits KEELY exits

TRY TO KEEP YOUR ARMS IN LINE TRY TO KEEP YOUR ARMS IN LINE

COME ON AT LEAST PRETEND YOU’RE DOING FINE COME ON AT LEAST PRETEND YOU’RE DOING FINE

Don’t forget the golden rule, never hide your light under a bushel. No matter how big the bushel, Don’t forget the golden rule, never hide your light under a bushel. No matter how big the bushel, T

Tracey racey Atkinson.Atkinson.

YOU CAN WOW ’EM EVERY

YOU CAN WOW ’EM EVERY TIMETIME Even you, Susan Parkes!

Even you, Susan Parkes! ALL YOU HAVE

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SHINETO DO IS SHINE Jetés! a

Jetés! at’t’s it girls, so s it girls, so our tawdry little livour tawdry little lives are transformed es are transformed by the power of by the power of artart FORGET ABOUT

FORGET ABOUT CONTENT CONTENT Oi Oi you!you! FOCUS ON STYLE

FOCUS ON STYLE

STEAL AN INCH ON THEM STEAL AN INCH ON THEM AND THEY’LL GI

AND THEY’LL GIVE YOU A MILE... Chair!VE YOU A MILE... Chair! Everybody ready for the

Everybody ready for the big number.big number. And smile, smi

And smile, smile, SMI--ILE!le, SMI--ILE!

Showtime. Right, we’ve only got another seven and a half months to rehearse so for Christ’s sake Showtime. Right, we’ve only got another seven and a half months to rehearse so for Christ’s sake concentrate!

concentrate!

IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU’RE LARGE OR SMALL IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU’RE LARGE OR SMALL TRAPEZOID, O

TRAPEZOID, OR SHORT OR TALLR SHORT OR TALL EVEN IF YOU CAN’T DANCE AT ALL EVEN IF YOU CAN’T DANCE AT ALL ALL YOU REALLY HA

ALL YOU REALLY HAVE TO DO IS SHINE.VE TO DO IS SHINE.

IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOUR LIFE’S A MESS IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOUR LIFE’S A MESS THE WHOLE PROCESS WILL COALESCE

THE WHOLE PROCESS WILL COALESCE GIRLS, JUST TRY TO EFFERVESCE

GIRLS, JUST TRY TO EFFERVESCE ALL YOU REALLY HA

GIVE EM THA

GIVE EM THAT OLD T OLD RAZZLE DAZZLERAZZLE DAZZLE BILLY:BILLY: TURN

TURN ON ON THE THE OLD OLD PIZZAZZ PIZZAZZ Miss, Miss, the the keys!keys! THERE WON’T

THERE WON’T BE TIME TO SHILLY SHALLYBE TIME TO SHILLY SHALLY GIVE IT

GIVE IT BACKBONE, GIVE IT WELLYBACKBONE, GIVE IT WELLY BOWL EM OVER, KNOCK ‘EM OUT BOWL EM OVER, KNOCK ‘EM OUT SHOW EM WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT SHOW EM WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT GIVE EM THA

GIVE EM THAT OLD T OLD RAZZLE DAZZLERAZZLE DAZZLE AND SHINE Oi you join in or bugger o AND SHINE Oi you join in or bugger oﬀ!ﬀ!

IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU’RE UNEMPLOYED IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU’RE UNEMPLOYED ONLY PARTIALL

ONLY PARTIALLY HUY HUMANOIDMANOID AN OCTOPOID WHOS

AN OCTOPOID WHOSE MIND’S A VOIDE MIND’S A VOID ALL YOU REALLY HA

ALL YOU REALLY HAVE TO DO IS SHINEVE TO DO IS SHINE Come on Debbie it’s your big moment!

Come on Debbie it’s your big moment!

IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU’RE SPECIAL NEEDS

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THEY LOVE TO SEE A HEART THAT BLEEDS THEY LOVE TO SEE A HEART THAT BLEEDS ALL YOU REALLY HA

GIVE EM THA

GIVE EM THAT OLD T OLD RAZZLE DAZZLERAZZLE DAZZLE TURN ON THE OLD PIZZAZZ

TURN ON THE OLD PIZZAZZ THERE WON’T

THERE WON’T BE TIME TO SHILLY SHALLYBE TIME TO SHILLY SHALLY GIVE IT

GIVE IT BACKBONE, GIVE IT WELLYBACKBONE, GIVE IT WELLY BOWL EM OVER, KNOCK ‘EM OUT BOWL EM OVER, KNOCK ‘EM OUT SHOW EM WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT SHOW EM WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT GIVE EM THA

GIVE EM THAT OLD T OLD RAZZLE DAZZLERAZZLE DAZZLE AND SHINE

AND SHINE!!

Where the blood

Where the bloody hell do you y hell do you think youthink you’’re going?re going?

BILLY BILLY

I’m going home. I’m going home.

No you’re not, you haven’t done any dancing yet. No you’re not, you haven’t done any dancing yet.

BILLY BILLY

What do you m

What do you mean dancing?ean dancing?

Y

You have to stou have to stay and do the shoay and do the showw..

BILLY BILLY

Oh no. It’s gonna be rubbish. Oh no. It’s gonna be rubbish.

I COULDN’T GIVE A MONKEY’S CUSS I COULDN’T GIVE A MONKEY’S CUSS I COULDN’T GIVE A FIG

I COULDN’T GIVE A FIG

COME ON SON GET OVER IT COME ON SON GET OVER IT IT’S ALL PART OF THE GIG IT’S ALL PART OF THE GIG

Ballet Girls re-enter Ballet Girls re-enter

GIVE EM THE OLD

GIVE EM THE OLD RINKLE TINKLE out inRINKLE TINKLE out in SHOW EM THE OLD KABAM line!

SHOW EM THE OLD KABAM line!

KNOCK EM SIDEWAYS BLOW THEIR MINDS OUT KNOCK EM SIDEWAYS BLOW THEIR MINDS OUT THERE’S NO TIME FOR HALF TIME FROLICS THERE’S NO TIME FOR HALF TIME FROLICS GRAB THE BUGGERS BY THE

GRAB THE BUGGERS BY THE BOLLOCKSBOLLOCKS SHOW EM WHAT CLASS IS ALL ABOUT SHOW EM WHAT CLASS IS ALL ABOUT GIVE EM THE OLD RAZZLE DAZZLE GIVE EM THE OLD RAZZLE DAZZLE AND SHINE

AND SHINE!!

IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU’RE SHORT OR SQUAT IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU’RE SHORT OR SQUAT CEREBRALLY CHALLENGED, COMPLETELY SHOT CEREBRALLY CHALLENGED, COMPLETELY SHOT YOU MIGHT HAVE IT OR MIG

YOU MIGHT HAVE IT OR MIGHT NOTHT NOT ALL YOU REALLY HA

ALL YOU REALLY HAVE TO DO ISVE TO DO IS ALL YOU REALLY HA

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GIVE EM THA

GIVE EM THAT OLD T OLD RAZZLE DAZZLE AND SHINERAZZLE DAZZLE AND SHINE GIVE EM THA

GIVE EM THAT OLD T OLD RAZZLE DAZZLE AND SHINERAZZLE DAZZLE AND SHINE AND SHINE

AND SHINE AND SHINE AND SHINE

Girls start to leave Girls start to leave

Fifty pees. Come on ﬁfty pees. Fifty pees. Come on ﬁfty pees. Y

You owe me ﬁou owe me ﬁfty pee.fty pee.

BILLY BILLY What for? What for? W WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Y

Your lesson.our lesson.

BILLY BILLY

What you on ab

What you on about? at wasnout? at wasn’’t a lesson.t a lesson.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Of course it was a

Of course it was a lesson. Fifty pee.lesson. Fifty pee.

BILLY BILLY

I haven’t got ﬁfty pee. I spent it on boxing. I haven’t got ﬁfty pee. I spent it on boxing.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN W

Well, you can briell, you can bring it next week.ng it next week.

BILLY BILLY

What do you m

What do you mean “ean “next weeknext week’?’?

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN W

Well, youell, you’’re coming agaire coming again arenn aren’’t you.t you.

BILLY BILLY

Y

Youou’v’ve got to be jokie got to be joking. Tng. To this crap?o this crap?

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

Please yer Bessie. Debbie bring me

Please yer Bessie. Debbie bring me stuﬀ. Debbie!stuﬀ. Debbie!

MRS WILKINSON and DEB

MRS WILKINSON and DEBBIE leave. BILLY looks rounBIE leave. BILLY looks round to see GRANDMA lookingd to see GRANDMA looking in a shoe box she is carrying.

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SCENE 5: GRANDMA SCENE

BILLY BILLY

Grandma! Grandma! What are you d What are you doing?oing?

GRANDMA GRANDMA

I know it’s in here somewhere. You’ve hidden it. I know it’s in here somewhere. You’ve hidden it.

BILLY BILLY

Grandma. at’s my private stuﬀ! Grandma. at’s my private stuﬀ!

GRANDMA GRANDMA

What’

What’s that?s that?

BILLY BILLY

Nothing. It’s private. Mam left it for me. Nothing. It’s private. Mam left it for me.

GRANDMA GRANDMA

Where’

Where’s she gone?s she gone?

BILLY BILLY She’

She’s dead Grandma. s dead Grandma. YYou were at the funeral.ou were at the funeral.

GRANDMA GRANDMA W Was I?as I? BILLY BILLY

Course you were. She was buried

Course you were. She was buried next to Grandad.next to Grandad.

GRANDMA GRANDMA Not him, ‘

Not him, ‘un all. un all. Christ, Billy, they’Christ, Billy, they’re dropping like ﬂies.re dropping like ﬂies.

BILLY BILLY

Come oﬀ it, do

Come oﬀ it, do you really not remember about Grandad?you really not remember about Grandad?

GRANDMA GRANDMA

Of course I do. Of course I do.

How could I forget your Grandad, Billy. We were married thirty three year. How could I forget your Grandad, Billy. We were married thirty three year.

BILLY BILLY

So what was he like, like? So what was he like, like?

GRANDMA GRANDMA

He was a complete bastard. He was a complete bastard.

GRANDMA’S Song GRANDMA’S Song

I HATED THE SOD � FOR THIRTY THREE YEAR I HATED THE SOD � FOR THIRTY THREE YEAR WE SHOULD

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HE SPENT THE HOUSEKEEPING MONEY ON WHISKY AND

HE SPENT THE HOUSEKEEPING MONEY ON WHISKY AND BEERBEER AND NEVER

AND NEVER LIFTED LIFTED A FINGEA FINGERR TIMES WERE HARD, BUT THE

TIMES WERE HARD, BUT THE SWINE ROLLED BACK PISSEDSWINE ROLLED BACK PISSED SO WE’D FIGHT AND HE’D SWING AND HE RARELY MISSED SO WE’D FIGHT AND HE’D SWING AND HE RARELY MISSED SO I’D CLOBBER THE SOD WHEN

SO I’D CLOBBER THE SOD WHEN HE COULDN’T RESISTHE COULDN’T RESIST ASLEEP

ASLEEP, YOU CAN’T LIFT A , YOU CAN’T LIFT A FINGER.FINGER.

BUT WE’D GO DANCING... AND HE’D

BUT WE’D GO DANCING... AND HE’D HOLD ME TIGHTHOLD ME TIGHT HE WAS AIR,

HE WAS AIR, HE WAS WHE WAS WATER, HE WAS BREATER, HE WAS BREAATH, HE TH, HE WWAS LIAS LIGHTGHT AND HE WOULD HO

AND HE WOULD HOLD ME THERE, WITH ALD ME THERE, WITH ALL HIS MIGHLL HIS MIGHTT.. IT WAS BLISS FOR AN HOUR OR SO

IT WAS BLISS FOR AN HOUR OR SO BUT THEN THEY CALLED TIME TO GO BUT THEN THEY CALLED TIME TO GO AND IN THE MORNIN

AND IN THE MORNING WE WERE SOBG WE WERE SOBER.ER.

(Optional verse) (Optional verse)

O HE’D DRINK AND HE’D TALK JUST LIKE A FOOL O HE’D DRINK AND HE’D TALK JUST LIKE A FOOL LIE LIKE A BAIRN AND SNORE LIKE A MULE

LIE LIKE A BAIRN AND SNORE LIKE A MULE

RARELY WAS SOBER, PRETTY MUCH WAS THE RULE RARELY WAS SOBER, PRETTY MUCH WAS THE RULE AND HE NEVE

AND HE NEVER LIFTER LIFTED A FINGED A FINGERR

I SUPPOSE TIMES WERE HARD, THINGS WERE D

I SUPPOSE TIMES WERE HARD, THINGS WERE DIFFERENT THENIFFERENT THEN WOMEN WERE WOMEN AND

WOMEN WERE WOMEN AND MEN THEY WERE MENMEN THEY WERE MEN SEVENTE

SEVENTEEN, THAT WEN, THAT WAS ITAS IT, YOUR LIFE , YOUR LIFE ENDED WHENDED WHENEN YOU HAD A RING

YOU HAD A RING AROUND YOUR FINGAROUND YOUR FINGER.ER.

BUT WE’D GO DANCING, HE WAS ME OWN BRANDO BUT WE’D GO DANCING, HE WAS ME OWN BRANDO AND FOR A MO

AND FOR A MOMENT THERE MY HEMENT THERE MY HEART WART WAS A�AS A�GLOWGLOW WE HAD DU

WE HAD DUST IN OUR HST IN OUR HAIR AND NOWHERE TO GOAIR AND NOWHERE TO GO BUT WE WERE FREE FOR

BUT WE WERE FREE FOR AN HOUR OR THREEAN HOUR OR THREE FROM THE PEOPLE WE HAD TO BE

FROM THE PEOPLE WE HAD TO BE

BUT IN THE MORNING WE WERE SOBER BUT IN THE MORNING WE WERE SOBER

BUT IF I

BUT IF I WENT THRWENT THROUGH MY TIME AGAIN,OUGH MY TIME AGAIN, OH I’D DO IT WITHOUT THE HELP OF MEN OH I’D DO IT WITHOUT THE HELP OF MEN OR AT LEAST YOUR GRANDAD

OR AT LEAST YOUR GRANDAD BUT THEN AGAIN, YOU KNOW BUT THEN AGAIN, YOU KNOW BEST NOT TO LINGER

BEST NOT TO LINGER

WHAT IS

WHAT IS THE USE THE USE OF DREAOF DREAMING NOW?MING NOW? I HAD MY

I HAD MY CHANCE, WECHANCE, WELL ANYHOWLL ANYHOW,, IF I’D

IF I’D ONLY KNOONLY KNOWN THEN WHAT I KNWN THEN WHAT I KNOW NOOW NOW W I’D’VE GIVEN THEM ALL THE FINGER

I’D’VE GIVEN THEM ALL THE FINGER

AND GONE D

AND GONE DANCING, AND ANCING, AND NOT GIVE A SHINOT GIVE A SHITT AND SPIN AROUND

AND SPIN AROUND AND REEAND REEL AND LOVE EVERY BITL AND LOVE EVERY BIT AND I’D

AND I’D DANCE ALONDANCE ALONE AND ENJE AND ENJOY ITOY IT AND I’D BE

AND I’D BE ME FOR AN EME FOR AN ENTIRE LINTIRE LIFE.FE. INSTEAD OF SOMEBODY’S WIFE INSTEAD OF SOMEBODY’S WIFE AND I NEVE

AND I NEVER WOULD BE SOBR WOULD BE SOBER.ER. AND I NEVE

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SCENE 6: SOLIDARITY

A line of POLICEMEN come on stage. BILLY looks at them. A line of POLICEMEN come on stage. BILLY looks at them.

BILLY BILLY

What are yous d What are yous doing?oing?

POLICEMAN POLICEMAN

Keeping the peace. Keeping the peace.

BILLY BILLY

What for

What for, like? ere, like? ere’’s nowt going s nowt going on.on.

POLICEMAN POLICEMAN

W

Well, we’ell, we’re doing a gre doing a good job arenood job aren’’t we? Not we? Now sod oﬀ.w sod oﬀ.

BALLET GIRLS run past on their way to class BALLET GIRLS run past on their way to class

DEBBIE DEBBIE

So are you going to go back then? So are you going to go back then?

BILLY BILLY What, to ballet? What, to ballet? DEBBIE DEBBIE

Plenty of lads do ballet. Plenty of lads do ballet.

BILLY BILLY Aye, puﬀs. Aye, puﬀs. DEBBIE DEBBIE Not necessarily. Not necessarily. BILLY BILLY Who like? Who like? DEBBIE DEBBIE What about W

What about Wayne Sleep. Hayne Sleep. He’e’s not a puﬀ.s not a puﬀ.

BILLY BILLY

Anyway

Anyway, I don, I don’’t know why you t know why you bother going. bother going. YYouou’’re crap at it.re crap at it.

DEBBIE DEBBIE

No I’m not. Anyway, I don’t have much choice do I? No I’m not. Anyway, I don’t have much choice do I?

Oi Debbie, get a move on. Oi Debbie, get a move on.

BILLY BILLY

How do you put up with her? How do you put up with her?

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DEBBIE DEBBIE

Hey, how would you like it if I slagged oﬀ your mam. Hey, how would you like it if I slagged oﬀ your mam.

BILLY BILLY My mam’s dead. My mam’s dead. DEBBIE DEBBIE

Oh. See you then. Oh. See you then.

DEBBIE runs into class. DEBBIE runs into class.

Everybody, positions, please. Everybody, positions, please. Girls to the front and 5 6 7 8 Girls to the front and 5 6 7 8 turn!turn! And rocking the

And rocking the baby stretch...baby stretch...

Pie Tracey Atkinson. Debbie, you’re late girl. Pie Tracey Atkinson. Debbie, you’re late girl. And washing the win

And washing the windows 5 6 7 8dows 5 6 7 8

Hello. Hello. BILLY BILLY Hello. Hello. MRS WILKINSON MRS WILKINSON Shoes. Shoes. BILLY BILLY

But I haven’t got any. But I haven’t got any.

W

Well, you have nell, you have nowow. Put them . Put them on.on. As two groups.

As two groups.

BILLY BILLY

I can’t wear them. I’ll look like a right sissy. I can’t wear them. I’ll look like a right sissy.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Y

You should haou should have thought abouve thought about that before yot that before you came in.u came in. Again, 6, 7, 8.

Again, 6, 7, 8. Arms Susan

Arms Susan Parkes.Parkes. Crossing!

Crossing! W

Well, are you joell, are you joining in or what?ining in or what?

Debbie count girl, count for Christ’s sake. Oi, Billy Elliot! Airing the sheets, c’mon, and hang Debbie count girl, count for Christ’s sake. Oi, Billy Elliot! Airing the sheets, c’mon, and hang them on the other line.

them on the other line.

BILLY BILLY

What am I supposed

What am I supposed to do?to do?

W

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BILLY BILLY What do I do? What do I do? W WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Follow the others. Follow the others.

Marching forward to Socialism and Marching forward to Socialism and Arms Sharon P

Arms Sharon Percyercy.. Floor barre. Floor barre. BILLY BILLY What barre? What barre?

WILKINSON blows whistle WILKINSON blows whistle

W WIILLKKIINNSSOONN PLIE PLIE TENDU SECOND TENDU SECOND PLIE TENDU CLOSE PLIE TENDU CLOSE DEVELOPE DEVANT DEVELOPE DEVANT LEFT LEG LEFT LEG POLICE POLICE OI GEORDIE OI GEORDIE W

WANNA SEE SANNA SEE SOMETHINGOMETHING M R S W I L K I N S O NM R S W I L K I N S O N YOU’VE NEVER S

YOU’VE NEVER SEEN BEFEEN BEFORE ORE AND RIGAND RIGHT LEGHT LEG AND THA

AND THAT’S JUT’S JUST OFF THE OVERTIME ST OFF THE OVERTIME LEFT LELEFT LEGG W

WANNA SEE SANNA SEE SOME MORE? OME MORE? TWO LINESTWO LINES

M I N E R S M I N E R S

GO BACK

GO BACK HOME TO LONDON TOWNHOME TO LONDON TOWN WE’RE NOT SCAR

WE’RE NOT SCARED OF YOUR NOISED OF YOUR NOISEE YOU MIGHT THINK YOU’RE BI

YOU MIGHT THINK YOU’RE BIG AND HARG AND HARDD BUT YOU’RE

BUT YOU’RE MAGGIE THATCHER’S TOYSMAGGIE THATCHER’S TOYS

MINERS AND POLICE MINERS AND POLICE

SOLIDARITY SOLIDARITY SOLIDARITY SOLIDARITY SOLIDARITY FOREVER SOLIDARITY FOREVER ALL FOR ONE

ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FAND ONE FOR ALLOR ALL SOLIDARITY FOREVER SOLIDARITY FOREVER SOLIDARITY SOLIDARITY SOLIDARITY SOLIDARITY SOLIDARITY FOREVER SOLIDARITY FOREVER ALL FOR ONE

ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FAND ONE FOR ALLOR ALL SOLIDARITY FOREVER

SOLIDARITY FOREVER

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W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

Girls to the centre. Right, the lesson you’ve all been gagging for, pirouettes. I want you all to ﬁnd Girls to the centre. Right, the lesson you’ve all been gagging for, pirouettes. I want you all to ﬁnd a spot on that wall and focus on a spot. Do not

a spot on that wall and focus on a spot. Do not take your eyes oﬀ that spot, then you turn yourtake your eyes oﬀ that spot, then you turn your bodies round and your head follo

bodies round and your head follows but your head is the last thing to ws but your head is the last thing to leave and the ﬁrst thing toleave and the ﬁrst thing to come back, understand?

come back, understand?

GIRLS GIRLS

Y

Yes Misses Miss

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Why the hell do I

Why the hell do I bother?bother?

OK, into the middle, and thank you Mr Braithwaite and here we go and 1 2

OK, into the middle, and thank you Mr Braithwaite and here we go and 1 2 3 Billy 5 6 7 8 93 Billy 5 6 7 8 9

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Absolutely b

Absolutely bloody hopelessloody hopeless, all of you, all of yous. And yous. And you’’re the worst of the bre the worst of the bleeding lot Bleeding lot Billy Elliotilly Elliot.. OK forget it, everybody into the corner please.

OK forget it, everybody into the corner please. And chaînés, and

And chaînés, and 5 6 7 8 go go 5 6 7 8 go go go, beautiful go, beautiful arms Susaarms Susan Parkes, n Parkes, lovelylovely, much better Angela, much better Angela Hobson, gold star Keely Gibson, lovely lovely, try not to kill yourself Tracey Atkinson. Hobson, gold star Keely Gibson, lovely lovely, try not to kill yourself Tracey Atkinson. Oi, Rudolph Nureyev, over here.

Oi, Rudolph Nureyev, over here.

(BILLY chaînés) (BILLY chaînés)

OK, class dismissed. OK, class dismissed.

POLICE POLICE

KEEP IT UP TILL CHRISTMAS LADS, KEEP IT UP TILL CHRISTMAS LADS, IT MEANS A LOT TO US

IT MEANS A LOT TO US WE SEND O

WE SEND OUR KIDS TO PRIVAUR KIDS TO PRIVATE SCHOOLTE SCHOOL ON A PRI

ON A PRIVVATE BUSATE BUS WE’VE GOT A LOT TO

WE’VE GOT A LOT TO THANK YOU FORTHANK YOU FOR GEORDIE YOU’RE A CORKER

GEORDIE YOU’RE A CORKER A NICE EX

A NICE EXTENSION OTENSION ON THE HOUSEN THE HOUSE AND A FORTNIGH

AND A FORTNIGHT IN MAJORCA T IN MAJORCA

MINERS AND POLICE MINERS AND POLICE

SOLIDARITY

SOLIDARITY, , SOLIDARITY SOLIDARITY SOLIDARITY FOREVER SOLIDARITY FOREVER

MINERS MINERS

DON’T WORRY LADS WE’RE ON YOUR SIDE DON’T WORRY LADS WE’RE ON YOUR SIDE SOLIDARITY FOREVER.

SOLIDARITY FOREVER. SOLIDARITY

SOLIDARITY, , SOLIDARITY SOLIDARITY SOLIDARITY FOREVER SOLIDARITY FOREVER

WE’RE PROUD TO BE WORKING CL WE’RE PROUD TO BE WORKING CLASS,ASS,

SOLIDARITY FOREVER. SOLIDARITY FOREVER.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Y

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GEORGE GIRLS

Look

Look Jackie, Jackie, I I wanted wanted to to have have 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 88 a word. I mean, if this is all

a word. I mean, if this is all a bit diﬃcult for you, we could a bit diﬃcult for you, we could sort something out, you know. sort something out, you know.

D DAADD

What you on ab What you on about?out?

1

1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 88

GEORGE GEORGE

I mean if things are a bit tight, you know. With the ﬁfty pees. I mean if things are a bit tight, you know. With the ﬁfty pees.

D DAADD

Fifty

Fifty pees? pees? 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 88

GEORGE GEORGE

I mean your Billy. He hasn’t been at boxing for at least four weeks now. I mean your Billy. He hasn’t been at boxing for at least four weeks now.

DAD GIRLS

What do you m

What do you mean he hasnean he hasn’’t been goint been goin’ ’ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 81 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 to boxing? If he hasn’t been goin’ to boxing where the

to boxing? If he hasn’t been goin’ to boxing where the bloody hell has he been

bloody hell has he been going?going?

GIRLS GIRLS SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY FOREVER. SOLIDARITY FOREVER.

WE’RE PROUD TO BE WORKING CL WE’RE PROUD TO BE WORKING CLASSASS

SOLIDARITY FOREVER. SOLIDARITY FOREVER. MINERS MINERS Scab, scab! Scab, scab!

W WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Quiet in my lesson. Quiet in my lesson. D DAADD

Oi Billy. Where the bloody hell you been going Saturday mornings? Oi Billy. Where the bloody hell you been going Saturday mornings?

BILLY BILLY

Boxing, where’d you think? Boxing, where’d you think?

TONY TONY Dad. Dad. D DAADD Boxing? Boxing?

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TONY TONY

Dad! Howay man Dad! Howay man

BILLY BILLY Tony’s waiting. Tony’s waiting. D DAADD

I’ll see you later. I’ll see you later.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

Right calm down girls try

Right calm down girls try to concentrate. Do some subra sous, 5 to concentrate. Do some subra sous, 5 6 7 8, 6 7 8, shoulders down, pointedshoulders down, pointed feet, pretty arms Sharon, that’

feet, pretty arms Sharon, that’s both arms Keely s both arms Keely Gibson. Feet in fifth, tendu second, thank youGibson. Feet in fifth, tendu second, thank you Debbie, plié fifth, retiré, and 5,6,7,8.

Debbie, plié ﬁfth, retiré, and 5,6,7,8.

GIRLS GIRLS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DEBBIE DEBBIE Y

Youou’’re crap at this.re crap at this.

BILLY BILLY No I’m not. No I’m not. W WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

Lovely legs, Tina. Arms, Debbie. Lovely legs, Tina. Arms, Debbie. ARMS! T

ARMS! Ton levé!on levé!

Susan Parkes you look like a spastic starﬁsh. Susan Parkes you look like a spastic starﬁsh.

BILLY BILLY

Y

Youou’’re crap at that.re crap at that.

DEBBIE DEBBIE

Oh piss oﬀ, will you. Oh piss oﬀ, will you.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

Oi! Attitude promenade. Prepare and... Oi! Attitude promenade. Prepare and... What’

What’s the time? Ns the time? No, on the wall. Po, on the wall. Pick up the biscuick up the biscuit.it. And that’

And that’s much better Shars much better Sharon, very good. Arms on, very good. Arms up Billyup Billy. Debbie get yo. Debbie get your bum in for Cur bum in for Christ’hrist’ss sake. Other way round Susan Parkes. Lovely little fairies on top of your music boxes.

sake. Other way round Susan Parkes. Lovely little fairies on top of your music boxes.

MRS

MRS WILKINSON manipulWILKINSON manipulates BILLates BILLY’S arabesque.Y’S arabesque.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

Elbow… Wrist… Tummy Elbow… Wrist… Tummy

BILLY BILLY Chin. Chin. DEBBIE DEBBIE

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W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

Baskets of pansies ladies. Yes thank you, Mr. Braithwaite, Baskets of pansies ladies. Yes thank you, Mr. Braithwaite, 5 6 7 8

5 6 7 8

POLICE POLICE

YOU LITTL

YOU LITTLE WORMSE WORMS YOU LITTL

YOU LITTLE MOLESE MOLES YOU LITTL

YOU LITTLE GEORDE GEORDIE SHITSIE SHITS WE’RE HER

WE’RE HERE TO KICK YOUR GEORDIE AE TO KICK YOUR GEORDIE ARSERSE YOU LITTL

YOU LITTLE GEORDE GEORDIE GITSIE GITS

M I N E R S M I N E R S

WE’RE TERRIF WE’RE TERRIFIED,IED, WE’RE PET

WE’RE PETRIFIEDRIFIED,,

THOSE WORDS ARE SO OBSCENE THOSE WORDS ARE SO OBSCENE WE’LL BOOT YOUR BLOOMIN’ C

WE’LL BOOT YOUR BLOOMIN’ COCKNEY SKULLOCKNEY SKULLS,S, RIGHT BACK TO BETHNAL GREEN

RIGHT BACK TO BETHNAL GREEN

M I N E R S & G I R L S M I N E R S & G I R L S

AND ONE �

AND ONE �TWO THREE� AND TWO �TTWO THREE� AND TWO �TWO THREE�WO THREE� AND THREE �T

AND THREE �TWO THREE� AND FWO THREE� AND FOUR �TWO THREEOUR �TWO THREE� AND FIV� AND FIVE �TWO THREE�E �TWO THREE� AND SIX �

AND SIX �TWO THREE� AND TWO THREE� AND SMILE, SMILESMILE, SMILE, SMILE, SMIL, SMILE, SMILE.E.

M I N E R S M I N E R S SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY FOREVER SOLIDARITY FOREVER

WE’RE PROUD TO BE WORKING�

WE’RE PROUD TO BE WORKING�CLASS SOLCLASS SOLIDARITIDARITY FOREVERY FOREVER.. SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY,

SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY FOREVER SOLIDARITY FOREVER

WE’RE PROUD TO BE WORKING�CLASS SOLCLASS SOLIDARITIDARITY FOREVERY FOREVER..

G I R L S G I R L S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Etc Etc M I N E R S M I N E R S

COME ON LADS GET AT THEM COME ON LADS GET AT THEM REALLY GET STUCK IN

REALLY GET STUCK IN

IT’S NOT A BLEEDING TEA DANCE. IT’S NOT A BLEEDING TEA DANCE. DO THE BUGGERS IN.

DO THE BUGGERS IN.

M I N E R S M I N E R S SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY FOREVER SOLIDARITY FOREVER

WE’RE PROUD TO BE WORKING�CLASS SOLCLASS SOLIDARITIDARITY FOREVERY FOREVER.. SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY,

SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY FOREVER SOLIDARITY FOREVER

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W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

SHINE, JUST SHINE SHINE, JUST SHINE SHINE, JUST SHINE SHINE, JUST SHINE ALL YOU HAVE

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SHINETO DO IS SHINE Etc

Etc

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

Prepare fourth pirouette, ﬁnish! Prepare fourth pirouette, ﬁnish!

MINERS MINERS SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY, SOLIDARITY FOREVER SOLIDARITY FOREVER

WE’RE PROUD TO BE WORKING�CLASSCLASS SOLIDARITY FOREVER...

SOLIDARITY FOREVER...

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ALLL L ��CCOONNTT’’DD��

EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER EVER FOREVER FOREVER FOREVER FOREVER FOREVER FOREVER FOREVER FOREVER

SCENE 7: DAD DISCOVERS BILLY

D DAADD

What the bloody

What the bloody hell’hell’s going on hers going on here? I thought you we? I thought you were at boxingere at boxing..

BILLY BILLY

It’s healthy, man, Dad. It’s just like sport. It’s healthy, man, Dad. It’s just like sport.

D DAADD

Y

Youou’v’ve got to be jokie got to be joking son. Ballng son. Ballet.et.

BILLY BILLY

It’s not just puﬀs that do ballet, you know. Look at that Wayne Sleep. It’s not just puﬀs that do ballet, you know. Look at that Wayne Sleep.

D DAADD

W

Wayne Sleep? Hayne Sleep? He’e’s as bent as a nins as bent as a nine bob note, sone bob note, son..

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

Mr Elliot, I’ve never heard anything so bigoted and ridiculous in my life. Mr Elliot, I’ve never heard anything so bigoted and ridiculous in my life.

D DAADD

Don’t you call me bigoted, you ignorant cow. Don’t you call me bigoted, you ignorant cow.

at’s it. Out now. You’re banned. Full stop. No more bloody boxing, no more bloody ballet. at’s it. Out now. You’re banned. Full stop. No more bloody boxing, no more bloody ballet. From now on, you’re staying home to look after your Nana.

From now on, you’re staying home to look after your Nana.

BILLY BILLY

is is ridiculous. You’re supposed to be encouraging me to do things. is is ridiculous. You’re supposed to be encouraging me to do things.

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DEBBIE DEBBIE

I don’t see why he shouldn’t do ballet. I don’t see why he shouldn’t do ballet.

TRACEY TRACEY

Fred Warmsley used to do it. Fred Warmsley used to do it.

KAREN KAREN

But he was crap. But he was crap.

D DAADD

I don’t give a sod about Fred Warmsley, or any of yous. You’re banned. Full stop. I don’t give a sod about Fred Warmsley, or any of yous. You’re banned. Full stop.

BILLY BILLY

I hate you. You’re a bastard. Oh Shit! I hate you. You’re a bastard. Oh Shit!

BILLY exits. BILLY exits.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN W

Well, that was a very maturell, that was a very mature and intelligent wae and intelligent way to handle the situy to handle the situation.ation.

D DAADD

Don’t you ever go near our Billy again. Don’t you ever go near our Billy again.

MR BRAIT

MR BRAITHWAITE exits as DAD exits after him. MR. BRAITHWAITE reappears.HWAITE exits as DAD exits after him. MR. BRAITHWAITE reappears.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

OK girls. Class dismissed. OK girls. Class dismissed.

MUSIC CUE 4a.

MUSIC CUE 4a. TO TO TOILETS u/s TOILETS u/s

SCENE 8: TOILETS SCENE

BILLY BILLY

What did you

What did you have to do that have to do that for? Nofor? Now I’w I’m banned. I donm banned. I don’’t want to come to t want to come to your stupid balyour stupid balletlet anyway. I’m not even any good at it.

anyway. I’m not even any good at it.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

Listen, I know this might sound a bit weird, but I’ve been thinking about the Royal Ballet School. Listen, I know this might sound a bit weird, but I’ve been thinking about the Royal Ballet School.

BILLY BILLY Aren

Aren’’t you a bit ot you a bit old, miss?ld, miss?

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

Not for me you stupid idiot. For you. Look, they have regional auditions soon in Newcastle. Not for me you stupid idiot. For you. Look, they have regional auditions soon in Newcastle.

BILLY BILLY

But what about me Dad? But what about me Dad?

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W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

Look, it’d take a lot of work but I thought... well, if you had some proper lessons with me on yer Look, it’d take a lot of work but I thought... well, if you had some proper lessons with me on yer own, you might have a chance of getting in.

own, you might have a chance of getting in.

BILLY BILLY

But I’m banned, Miss. But I’m banned, Miss.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

Look, just come after school. Nobody else need know. Look, just come after school. Nobody else need know.

BILLY BILLY

Y

You donou don’’t fancy uz, do t fancy uz, do you, miss?you, miss?

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

No, funnily enough I don’t. Look, I’ll be here on Monday night. Just bring some things with you No, funnily enough I don’t. Look, I’ll be here on Monday night. Just bring some things with you and we’ll make up a special dance for the audition. See you Monday.

and we’ll make up a special dance for the audition. See you Monday.

MRS

MRS WILKINSON exits.WILKINSON exits.

MUSIC CUE 4b

MUSIC CUE 4b. ELECTRICITY u/s . ELECTRICITY u/s

SCENE 9: EXPRESSING YOURSELF

BILLY BILLY Michael! Michael! Michael! Michael! Bloody hell! Bloody hell! Michael Michael What? What? BILLY BILLY Y

Youou’’re wearing a dresre wearing a dress.s.

MICHAEL MICHAEL

I know. Do you want a go? I know. Do you want a go?

BILLY BILLY

What you doi What you doing?ng?

MICHAEL MICHAEL

I’m just trying it on you. I’m just trying it on you. Oh dear! at’s hideous. Oh dear! at’s hideous.

BILLY BILLY

W

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MICHAEL MICHAEL

’Course not – me Dad does it all the time. Hold it. ’Course not – me Dad does it all the time. Hold it.

BILLY BILLY

Michael. You know that week after I had to stay behind at boxing. When I gave the wife the key. I Michael. You know that week after I had to stay behind at boxing. When I gave the wife the key. I did some ballet.

did some ballet.

MICHAEL MICHAEL

Y

You did ballou did ballet?!et?!

BILLY BILLY

Just a

Just a few steps and that.few steps and that.

MICHAEL MICHAEL

It’s bloody weird, if you ask me. It’s bloody weird, if you ask me.

BILLY BILLY

e wife says I’m good at it. She’s asked us to do an audition for the Royal Ballet School. e wife says I’m good at it. She’s asked us to do an audition for the Royal Ballet School.

MICHAEL MICHAEL

Do you get to wear a tutu? Do you get to wear a tutu?

BILLY BILLY

I’m serious, do you think I should go back and do the audition? I’m serious, do you think I should go back and do the audition?

MICHAEL MICHAEL

I wouldn’t if I were you. People’ll think yer mental. I wouldn’t if I were you. People’ll think yer mental.

BILLY BILLY

But you dress up in women’s clothing. But you dress up in women’s clothing.

MICHAEL MICHAEL at’s diﬀerent. at’s diﬀerent. BILLY BILLY Is it? Is it? MICHAEL MICHAEL

’Course, there’s nowt wrong with dressing up in women’s clothing. ’Course, there’s nowt wrong with dressing up in women’s clothing.

IS IT SINFUL IF YOU’RE BLUE? IS IT SINFUL IF YOU’RE BLUE? TO CHEER UP THE PLACE? TO CHEER UP THE PLACE?

WHAT IS WRONG WITH DRESSING

WHAT IS WRONG WITH DRESSING UP IN SATIN AND LACEUP IN SATIN AND LACE?? GET SOME EARRINGS, SOME MASCARA, HEELS AND A

GET SOME EARRINGS, SOME MASCARA, HEELS AND A FAN.FAN. PRETTY SOON YOU WILL START TO FEEL A DIFFERENT MAN. PRETTY SOON YOU WILL START TO FEEL A DIFFERENT MAN. WHAT

WHAT THE HELTHE HELLL’S WRONG WITH EXPRE’S WRONG WITH EXPRESSING YOURSESSING YOURSELF?LF? BEING WHO YOU WANT TO BE?

BEING WHO YOU WANT TO BE?

WILL ANYBO

WILL ANYBODY DIE IF YOU PDY DIE IF YOU PUT ON A DREUT ON A DRESS?SS? WHO THE HELL CARE

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BILLY BILLY

START A NEW FASHION, BUCK ALL THE TRENDS. START A NEW FASHION, BUCK ALL THE TRENDS.

M I C H A E L M I C H A E L EMPHASISE IN�TEG�RIT�EEEEE. EMPHASISE IN�TEG�RIT�EEEEE. T O G E T H E R T O G E T H E R

COS WHAT THE HELL’S WRONG WITH EXPRESSING YOURSELF COS WHAT THE HELL’S WRONG WITH EXPRESSING YOURSELF FOR WANTING TO BE ME

FOR WANTING TO BE ME? Um cha!? Um cha!

BILLY BILLY

WHAT

WHAT THE HELTHE HELL IS WRONG WITH WEARINL IS WRONG WITH WEARING A DRESG A DRESS?S? BEING WHO YOU WANNA BE?

BEING WHO YOU WANNA BE?

M I C H A E L M I C H A E L

WHO THE HELL IS IT YOU TRY T

WHO THE HELL IS IT YOU TRY TO IMPRESSO IMPRESS

T O G E T H E R T O G E T H E R

ALL YOU HAVE

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LEARTO DO IS LEARN TN TO CARE LEO CARE LESSSS

M I C H A E L M I C H A E L

START A NEW FASHION BUCK ALL THE TRENDS START A NEW FASHION BUCK ALL THE TRENDS BILLY

BILLY, SING , SING SOMETHINSOMETHING TO MEG TO ME

WHAT

WHAT THE HELTHE HELL IS WRONG WITH EXPRL IS WRONG WITH EXPRESSING YOURESSING YOURSELF?SELF? FOR TRYING TO BE FREE.

FOR TRYING TO BE FREE.

IF YOU WANNA BE A DANCER, DANCE IF YOU WANNA BE A DANCER, DANCE IF YOU WANNA BE A MINER, MINE IF YOU WANNA BE A MINER, MINE

IF YOU WANT TO DRESS LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE IF YOU WANT TO DRESS LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE FINE. FINE, FINE.

FINE. FINE, FINE.

IT’S NOT A BIG STATEMENT, IT’S NOT A WEIRD ACT IT’S NOT A BIG STATEMENT, IT’S NOT A WEIRD ACT JUST A GO

JUST A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIMEOD IDEA AT THE TIME WE’LL NOT COMPLA

WE’LL NOT COMPLAIN ABOUT YOUR IN ABOUT YOUR BORING LBORING LIFEIFE IF YOU’LL JUST LEAVE ME TO MINE.

IF YOU’LL JUST LEAVE ME TO MINE. IF YOU WANNA BE A DANCER, DANCE IF YOU WANNA BE A DANCER, DANCE IF YOU WANNA BE A MINER, MINE IF YOU WANNA BE A MINER, MINE

(Dance break) (Dance break)

EVERY

EVERYONE IS ONE IS DIFFERENTDIFFERENT IT’S THE

IT’S THE NATURAL STANATURAL STATETE

IT’S A FACT, IT’S PLAIN TO SEE, IT’S A FACT, IT’S PLAIN TO SEE,

THE WORLD’S GREY ENOUGH WITHOUT MAKING IT

THE WORLD’S GREY ENOUGH WITHOUT MAKING IT WORSEWORSE WHAT WE NEED IS INDI

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SCENE 10: BILLY’S FIRST PRIVATE LESSON.

MICHAE

MICHAEL goes oﬀ one wayL goes oﬀ one way, MRS WILKINSON comes on and surprises BILLY, MRS WILKINSON comes on and surprises BILLY..

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN W

Well, Have yoell, Have you brought youu brought your special things fr special things for the dance?or the dance?

BILLY BILLY

I’ve brought a few bits of stuﬀ and that, but I didn’t really know what you meant. I’ve brought a few bits of stuﬀ and that, but I didn’t really know what you meant.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN W

Well, let’ell, let’s see then.s see then.

BILLY takes stuﬀ out of his bag. BILLY takes stuﬀ out of his bag.

Rubik’s cube. TV theme tunes? Rubik’s cube. TV theme tunes?

BILLY BILLY

Y Yeah.eah.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

Baked beans.... What’s that? Baked beans.... What’s that?

BILLY BILLY

It’s a packet of soup Miss. It’s a packet of soup Miss.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN What the bloody

What the bloody hell’hell’s that for?s that for?

BILLY BILLY I dunno. I dunno. W WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

Billy I asked you to bring things that mean something to you. How are we going to make a dance Billy I asked you to bring things that mean something to you. How are we going to make a dance about baked beans and a

about baked beans and a cup-a-soup?cup-a-soup?

BILLY BILLY I don’t know. I don’t know. W WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

Look it’s not just about the steps. It’s all about you. Look it’s not just about the steps. It’s all about you.

BILLY BILLY

Why does it hav

Why does it have to be about me?e to be about me?

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Jesus C

Jesus Christ. Cos I sahrist. Cos I say so.y so. What’

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BILLY BILLY It’s a letter. It’s a letter. W WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

I can see it’s a letter. I can see it’s a letter.

BILLY BILLY

Y

You can open it iou can open it if you want.f you want.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

ank god for that. e suspense was killing me. ank god for that. e suspense was killing me.

BILLY BILLY

It’s from me Mam. It’s from me Mam.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Y

Your Mam?our Mam?

BILLY BILLY

She wrote it for us for when I was eighteen but I opened it a few years early. You can read it if you She wrote it for us for when I was eighteen but I opened it a few years early. You can read it if you want. want. W WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Dear Billy Dear Billy

I must seem a distant memory … I must seem a distant memory …

BILLY BILLY Which is... Which is... W WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Which is prob

Which is probably a good thiably a good thing...ng... And it will hav

And it will have been a long...e been a long...

BILLY BILLY

...long time. ...long time.

AND I WILL HAVE MISSED YOU GROWING, AND I WILL HAVE MISSED YOU GROWING, AND I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU CRYING... AND I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU CRYING... AND I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU LAUG AND I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU LAUGH.H.

MISSED YOUR STOMPING AND YOUR SHOUTING, MISSED YOUR STOMPING AND YOUR SHOUTING, I’LL HAVE MISSED TE

I’LL HAVE MISSED TELLING YOU LLING YOU OFFOFF,, BUT PLEASE BILLY,

BUT PLEASE BILLY,

KNOW THAT I WAS ALWAYS THERE. KNOW THAT I WAS ALWAYS THERE.

I WAS WITH YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING. I WAS WITH YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING. AND PLEA

AND PLEASE, BILLYSE, BILLY...

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

KNOW THAT I WILL ALWAYS BE. KNOW THAT I WILL ALWAYS BE. PROUD TO HAVE KNOWN YOU. PROUD TO HAVE KNOWN YOU. PROUD THAT YOU WERE MINE PROUD THAT YOU WERE MINE

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AND YOU MUST PROMISE

AND YOU MUST PROMISE ME THIS, BILLY ME THIS, BILLY

D E A D M U M A N D W I L K I N S O N D E A D M U M A N D W I L K I N S O N IN EVERYTHING YOU DO IN EVERYTHING YOU DO D E A D M U M D E A D M U M AL

ALWWAYS BE YOURSELFAYS BE YOURSELF, BILLY, BILLY AND YOU AL

AND YOU ALWWAYS WILL BE TRUEAYS WILL BE TRUE

AND I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU GROWING, AND I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU GROWING,

I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU CRYING... I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU CRYING... AND I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU LAUG AND I’LL HAVE MISSED YOU LAUGH.H.

D E A D M U M A N D W I L K I N S O N D E A D M U M A N D W I L K I N S O N

MISSED YOUR STOMPING AND YOUR SHOUTING, MISSED YOUR STOMPING AND YOUR SHOUTING, I’LL HAVE MISSED TE

I’LL HAVE MISSED TELLING YOU LLING YOU OFFOFF,, BUT P

BUT PLEASE, LEASE, BILLYBILLY,,

KNOW THAT I WAS ALWAYS THERE. KNOW THAT I WAS ALWAYS THERE.

I WAS WITH YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING. I WAS WITH YOU THROUGH EVERYTHING. AND PLEA

AND PLEASE, BILLYSE, BILLY,,

KNOW THAT I WILL ALWAYS BE. KNOW THAT I WILL ALWAYS BE. PROUD TO HAVE KNOWN YOU. PROUD TO HAVE KNOWN YOU.

D E A D M U M D E A D M U M

LOVE YOU FOREVER. LOVE YOU FOREVER.

BILLY BILLY

LOVE YOU FOREVER. LOVE YOU FOREVER.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Mam.

Mam.

She must have been a very special woman. She must have been a very special woman.

BILLY BILLY

No. She was just me Mam. No. She was just me Mam.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN

Right, let’s get started... Right, let’s get started...

Suddenly Debbie appears – perhaps with all the

Suddenly Debbie appears – perhaps with all the ballet girls.ballet girls.

BILLY BILLY

I thought you said this was gonna be private. I thought you said this was gonna be private.

W

WIILLKKIINNSSOONN Y

Youou’’re gonna need sore gonna need some help if youme help if you’’re gonna be readre gonna be ready for the auditioy for the audition.n.

BILLY BILLY

But they’re rubbish. But they’re rubbish.