As Billy Elliot turns 25, we revisit an interview with its director Stephen Daldry on the film’s political context, emotional rhythms and expressive physicality. From our October 2000 issue.

Billy Elliot burst onto cinema screens 25 years ago today- and it's fair to say that it has stood the test of time as one of ...

It's been 25 years since Billy Elliot first danced its way into films fans' hearts, going on to be a hit musical ...

In American movies, there has always been a tension, sometimes a thrilling and explosive one, between the sexual freedom of dance and the finely honed straight edge of ”masculine” control. Gene Kelly, ...

Billy Elliot the Musical, according to press notes, is the "joyous celebration of one boy’s journey to make his dreams come true. Set in a small town, the story follows Billy as he stumbles out of the ...

Before Lewis Cope found fame on Emmerdale and Strictly Come Dancing, he worked alongside David Beckham in a fragrance ...