Billy Elliot The Musical

LEE HALL

Lee Hall was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne in 1966 and studied English Literature at Cambridge University. He has worked as a writer in theatre, TV, radio and film. He has been writer in residence at the Royal Shakespeare Company and Live Theatre, Newcastle Upon Tyne. Theatre: Wittgenstein on Tyne, Live Theatre 1996; Bollocks, RSC Fringe, 1998; Genie, Paines Plough, 1998; Cooking With Elvis, Live Theatre/ West End 1999 – nominated for an Oliver Award for Best Comedy; Spoonface Steinberg, Ambassadors Theatre, London 2000; Two’s Company, Live Theatre / Bristol Old Vic, 2001; Billy Elliot the Musical, 2004 – Oliver Award Best Musical; The Pitman Painters, Live Theatre/ Royal National Theatre, 2007/8. Theatre adaptations:  Leonce and Lena (Buchner), The Gate Theatre, 1997; Mr Puntila and his man Matti (Brecht) Almedia Theatre, 1998, A Servant to Two Masters (Goldoni) RSC/ Young Vic 1999; The Adventures of Pinocchio (Collodi), Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 2000; Mother Courage (Brecht), Shared Experience/ Ambassadors Theatre; The Good Hope (Heijermans) Royal National Theatre, 2001; The Barber of Seville (Beaumarchais), Bristol Old Vic, 2003. Opera:  Adaptation of Il Pagliacci / The Comedians for the English National Opera, 2008. TV:  “Spoonface Steinberg,” 1997, BBC; “A Prince of Hearts.” 1998 BBC; “Wind in the Willows,” 2007 BBC. Radio (all BBC): “I Luv You Jimmy Spud,” 1996, Writers Guild Award Best New Play/ Gold Sony Award Best new play/ Alfred Bradley Award/ Society of Authors Award; “Spoonface Steinberg,” 1997. “I Love You, Ragie Patel,” 1997, “The Sorrows of Sandra Saint,” 1997; “Blood Sugar,” 1997; “Aunt Julia and the Scriptwriter” (from Vargas Llosa) 1998;  “Gristle,” 1999; “Child of the Snow,” 2000; “Child of the Rain,” 2000. Film: Billy Elliot, Working Title Films, 2000. Currently working with Roger Waters on a theatrical adaptation of Pink Floyd’s The Wall.