Introducing Family and Friends to Billy Elliot The Musical

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If you are taking family or close friends, why not suggest seeing the show again. I think we have proven that the second time can be even better. After all, it's only money/bankruptcy.
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......and after you've seen it twice you will want to see it a third time and a fourth time etc... No kidding.

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accessmenj wrote:If you are taking family or close friends, why not suggest seeing the show again. I think we have proven that the second time can be even better. After all, it's only money/bankruptcy.
Yep!

There's more to life than just money.

There's Billy Elliot :D
“The dance is over, the applause subsided

but the joy and feeling will stay with you forever.”


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Another move that can be helpful for introducing Family and Friends to Billy Elliot The Musical is to review the "San Francisco Reviews" of this forum. Pick one of the better ones. Then send a link to it to the people that are going to view the show with you. Be sure to pick a review that explains the miners strike.
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Revised for suggestions.

finally found a little time to start on The Glossary. Please submit any additional words or phrases that would help with the understanding of BETM. Short definitions would be appreciated.

WORDS THAT MIGHT NOT BE UNDERSTOOD

cush
bairn
bullocks
poof
dee
kawnt
ee-ya
co-op
gents
pillock
tosser
w**ker
us
pasty
nowt
mank
esquire
like-like
howay
iz
owld/ard
wi/wor
wife

PHRASES

airing cupboard
race whippets and grow leeks
piss his wages up the wall
mashed potato
funky chicken
bent-as-a-Nine-Bob-note
Why-aye



HISTORICAL

wayne sleep
sindy(doll)
camberwick green
maggie thatcher
michael haseltine
arthur scargill
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accessmenj wrote: raise whippets
Maybe I'm wrong but I've always thought it was race whippets :?

From wiki - Whippets have been called a "poor man's racehorse." As their heritage would suggest, whippets are outstanding running dogs and are top competitors in lure coursing, straight racing, and oval track racing.

:?: :?:

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I think we established earlier in this thread that the phrase is actually race whippets .
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Thanks. Anybody have any other corrections?
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accessmenj wrote:Revised for suggestions.

finally found a little time to start on The Glossary. Please submit any additional words or phrases that would help with the understanding of BETM. Short definitions would be appreciated.

WORDS THAT MIGHT NOT BE UNDERSTOOD

cush/cushty = Something that is nice or good
bairn = child
bullocks? (probably bollocks) = balls/testicles or an expression of disbelief "don't talk bollocks"
poof/puff = gay/homosexual
dee????
kawnt???? = cant????
ee-ya ??????
co-op = short for co-operative. A community food store where profits are given back to the members (yes, it's a socialist food shop but it actually has stuff to sell)

gents = short for gentlemen = toilet = bathroom/restroom for men
pillock = an idiot/fool/stupid person or somebody who does something stupid
tosser = see w**ker
w**ker = general term of abuse aimed at men. Disparaging, literally an onanist
us = can replace the word 'me' in northern England
pasty = a type of savoury pie containing meat and potatoes where the filling is totally encased in pastry
nowt = nothing
mank = something horrible or disgusting
esquire = archaic form of address for a gentleman, used instead of 'Mr' when addressing a letter
like-like = means nothing. The second 'like' is just a learned speech pattern similar to people who add 'you know' unnecessarily at the end of sentences.
howay = various meanings such as 'come on' or 'hurry up' depending on context of use
iz = ???
owld/ard = ???
wi/wor = means 'our'

PHRASES

airing cupboard - cupboard, often housing a hot water tank, used to store laundry
race whippets and grow leeks = activities enjoyed by people in north of England (whippets being dogs)
piss his wages up the wall = generally waste money, normally by drinking at the pub
mashed potato = no idea where this comes in the play, assume it refers to the dance rather than the food
funky chicken = horrible naff dance beloved by drunken female relatives at a wedding
bent-as-a-Nine-Bob-note = Gay. A bob is a term for pre-decimal British money, specifically a shilling which equals 12 old pence or 5 new pence. There were 20 shillings to the pound and there was a 10 bob note in issue (i.e. the equivalent of 50 new pence = 50p). So, there was a 10 bob note but no such thing as a 9 bob note so if you got a nine bob note it was a fake/dodgy/not right/'bent' hence its use to mean gay (bent being derogatory slang for gay).



HISTORICAL

wayne sleep = gay British ballet dancer
sindy(doll) = British version of Barbie but not as cool
camberwick green = 70's childrens t.v.show, very sedate
maggie thatcher = Conservative prime minister of UK. Loved and hated in equal measure depending on your politics. Determined to destroy unions and destroyed much of the industry which employed people in the north of England
michael heseltine = conservative minister in Thatcher government; Thatcher's main henchman in the miners strike
arthur scargill = president of National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) who led strike against pit closures
Hope those help - if you can tell me where in the show the stuff I've put ????? appear I'll have an idea of what you mean because I think your spelling might be off.
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Re: Introducing Family and Friends to Billy Elliot The Musical

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One word (phrase) I noticed was missing

Why-Aye: Why of course - Why-Aye man.
“The dance is over, the applause subsided

but the joy and feeling will stay with you forever.”


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