by Lee Hall and Elton John

Signature Theatre 2018

Director & Choreographer: Matthew Gardiner; Scenic Design: Jason Sherwood; Costume Design: Kathleen Geldard; Lighting Design: Amanda Zieve; Sound Design: Ryan Hickey

“Director-Choreographer Matthew Gardiner steers this revival of Lee Hall and Elton John’s Tony-winning 2008 adaptation of the 2000 British movie with the kind of theatrical authority Signature audiences have come to depend on from artistic director Eric Schaeffer’s right-hand man… on any night of “Billy Elliot” the heart leaps, for sure.” - Peter Marks, The Washington Post

“Gardiner’s innovative blocking semi-abstractly ties Billy’s strenuous dance education to the frictions between the miners and the police brought in to contain and intimidate them.” DC Theatre Scene

“Directed and choreographed by Matthew Gardiner, Billy Elliot is positively exhilarating.” DCMetroArts

“Even if the story is familiar from the film, Matthew Gardiner’s production features genuinely great moments of stage magic, the best of which features a high-flying Billy dancing with his older self… The adaptation of the 2000 film grows under the direction of Matthew Gardiner.” Washington City Paper