Billy Elliot the Forum

thm wrote:The Helsingin Kaupungin Teatteri (Helsinki City Theatre) is not just one theatre : http://www.hkt.fi/liput/#katsomokartat (tickets / seating chart / scroll down for the map)
Billy Elliot will come to the Peacockteatteri

Thank you for this info. I was about to ask for it as I could not locate the theatre and I wanted to book a hotel nearby.

I really like the mini cut-out Elliott Hanna

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GXvxWNw8ZA

This appears to be an official video about a preview event held on August 10th, before the official opening of BETM in Helsinki, which falls on Aug. 27th (previews on the 25th/26th):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpVitXs ... 1M1ABFqenC

(The most relevant portion begins at 2.45)

Here's a story about the opening of BETM in Finland next week. Among other things, it relates that about half the available tickets for the run have been sold to date.

http://news.cision.com/fi/helsingin-kau ... a,c9815063

The three Billys (Amos Brotherus, Henrik Bjorklund and Lassi Hivonen) were interviewed on Finnish morning TV. While the interview is in Finnish, non speakers of the language will enjoy the video footage of the show that is inter-spliced between the studio segments:

http://areena-v3.yle.fi/tv/2985599

At the homepage of the Helsinki Theatre you'll find some awesome pictures of the production: http://www.hkt.fi/ohjelmisto/play.php?n ... =3&lang=fi
It certainly looks exciting!

Thanks for the video link to the photos, porschesrule and Lola. It looks like Billy is going to do well in Finland.

The official opening night is over. According to their instagram (hktfi) picture, it's been Lassi as Billy.

some more photos.
http://billyelliot.fi/gallery/kuvat/

has anyone seen the premier? Will there be a review?

This appears to be the official trailer for Helsinki:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30DtdQUT1WA