Todd Bell is Billy Elliot's New BFF in the West End

Billy Elliot has a new BFF! This week 11-year-old Todd Bell joins the cast of at London's Victoria Palace Theatre to play Billy Elliot’s best friend Michael, alternating the role with current Michaels Zach Atkinson and Tomi Fry.

The West End cast of Billy Elliot currently includes Ruthie Henshall as Mrs Wilkinson, Deka Walmsley as Dad, Chris Grahamson as Tony, Ann Emery as Grandma, Howard Crossley as George, Barnaby Meredith as Older Billy. The current Billy Elliots are Elliott Hanna, Ollie Jochim, Bradley Perret and Matteo Zecca.

Directed by Stephen Daldry and featuring music by Elton John and a book and lyrics by Lee Hall, Billy Elliot is based on the Oscar nominated film and is an inspiring story of one boy’s dream to know his ambitions against the odds. Set in the North East of England alongside the backdrop of the historic 1984-85 miners’ strike, Billy follows his passion for dance in secret to evade disapproval from his struggling family.