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Billy Elliot stars go to Downing Street
The stars of London theatre production Billy Elliot The Musical have visited Downing Street this week.
Friday, 12 March 2010
Some of the youngest London theatre stars have been walking the corridors of power with Gordon Brown this week.
The prime minister invited the stars of Billy Elliot The Musical to Downing Street, where they also met business secretary Lord Mandelson and chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling.
However, the prime minister was not trying to court votes ahead of the upcoming general election, which is widely expected to take place on May 6th.
All four of the actors who play Billy are too young to cast their votes at the ballot box this year.
Indeed, Dean-Charles Chapman is just 12 years old, as is Ollie Gardner.
Tom Holland is a relative grown-up at 13, while Fox Jackson-Keen is the senior member of the quartet at the grand old age of 14.
After having a look round 10 Downing Street, they went next door to see Mr Darling's official residence, where they given a guided tour by the chancellor's wife Maggie.
