When Billy Elliot closed in the West End in 2016, 42 boys had played the title role.

During the 11 years that the show ran at the Victoria Palace Theatre the musical about the bairn that wanted to do ballet kickstarted the careers of some very familiar faces including Spider-Man himself, Tom Holland and stage star/current Strictly Come Dancing contestant Layton Williams.

Many of the young stars went on to be successful dancers for stage, television and film appearing in hit musicals like In The Heights and Cats. Several now dance with prestigious companies including Rambert, Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures and Northern Ballet, as well as choreographing and completing further training.

The article links to a video on what some of the actors are up to today.