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Ex Neighbours star Genevieve Lemon to join Billy Elliot cast
Australian soap star Genevieve Lemon is to become Mrs Wilkinson in Billy Elliot.
Monday, 26 April 2010
Billy Elliot is set to become the next West End musical to benefit from an Australian soap star joining the cast.
Producers of the show at the Victoria Palace Theatre have announced that Genevieve Lemon is to take on the role of dance teacher Mrs Wilkinson from May 31st 2010.
Lemon is best known in the UK for her performances as Brenda Riley in Neighbours, but she is also one of Australia's leading stage actresses.
She has appeared as Mrs Wilkinson in productions of Billy Elliot in both Sydney and Melbourne, as well as starring in the musical version of Priscilla Queen of the Desert.
In addition to Lemon, the show, which is based on the smash hit 2000 movie of the same name, is to get a new Billy Elliot from the end of May.
Aaron Watson, 12, is to join the cast as one of four Billys who alternate in the title role.