Note: George Boyle’s final show as Billy in Billy Elliot the Musical (BETM) in Launceston in Tasmania, presented by The Encore Theatre Company, was on March 29, 2025.
Debut: March 13, 2025 (Launceton, Tasmania)
Total Performances as Billy: 8 (No partial shows)
George Boyle is from Tasmania. He is 12 years old.
George has only been dancing for about a year. He actually picked up some of his skills by watching the US reality tv show Dance Moms.
George auditioned for the role of Billy in Encore Theatre Company’s production of BETM in August 2024. After impressing at his audition, George was cast as one of two Billys in the show.
Rehearsals began in October 2024, so George has had a busy schedule between then and the show opening in March 2025.
Here is a short video of George learning to fly for the ‘Dream Ballet’ scene:
George identifies with the role of Billy: “I feel like he’s a lot like me. I love dancing, but I didn’t want to do it at first because I was scared of what my friends would think of me. But I ended up doing it because I love it.”
With his debut performance as Billy Elliot on 13-Mar-2025, George becomes the 373rd young actor worldwide to play the role of Billy in a professional, regional or community theatre production of the musical.
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