The premiere of the new British musical is set to take place at the Vaudeville Theatre next month.
It has been announced that Billie the Kid will have a third performance at the Vaudeville Theatre on the 27th November, adding to the performances taking place on the 13th and 20th November. The performance on the 27th November will be BSL interpreted.
As this news is announced, producers have released a second song and video from the show ‘Peaches’ which features Hannah Victoria as ‘Peaches’ and Ki Griffin as ‘Mouse’. This new video was engineered by The cast for the production also includes: Natasha J Barnes, Kymberley Cochrane , Harvey Ebbage, Beth Hinton-Lever , Tony Jayawardena, Rob Kershaw, Ryan Kopel Phoebe-Loveday Raymond, Aharon Rayner, Olivia Saunders, Jodie Steele and Yasmin Wilde.
Seventeen-year-old Billie Belle is a girl used to having the odds stacked against her. Born in a Bible Belt town to a delinquent mother, Billie spent her childhood saving discount-store coupons and working night shifts to keep the lights on in her grandma’s tiny trailer. Through it all, Billie has had one person by her side: her childhood sweetheart, Brody Benson. Brody’s a redneck with a heart of gold and they have spent years planning their future together, all pinned on Billie’s hopes for a full-ride scholarship to Charleston City College. But their plans are thrown into chaos when Billie discovers Brody has been trading dirty DMs with David Francis – the school queer punk rocker.
Torn between the pain of this betrayal and her love for her boyfriend, Billie reaches out to David and his gang of misfits. While Billie has put all her energy into thriving within the system, they’ve gone the other way, determined to be wild and joyful outsiders with no fear of offending! Inspired by and united with her new friends, Billie finds herself at the heart of a new kind of love story, one where her happily ever after is with herself in her fight for justice and equality; and the chance to ride out into the sunset on her terms.
This new musical features music and lyrics by Gez Mercer, book by Conway McDermott and Gez Mercer and is directed by Kerry Kyriacos Michael. It is being semi-staged in front of an audience for the first time.
The creative team includes: musical direction by Tom Cagnoni, choreography by Julian Capolei, lighting design by Tim Deiling, sound design by Sam Vincent, costume design by Stephen Foley, props design by Jida Akil, musical supervision by Alex Beetschen and BSL interpretation by Jacqui Beckford.
To book tickets visit: https://nimaxtheatres.com/shows/billie-the-kid/