Elton and David attended this special night of "Billy Elliot" on May 12, 2006, celebrating the 1st anniversary of the musical. Fan report by David Wright.

Their arrival in the stalls prompting a flurry of flash photography from audience members, many of whom were friends and family of the cast.

The role of Billy was originally shared by three actors; Liam Mower, George Maguire and James Lomas. George and James have since left the show but they returned to share the role for this special night.

The changes of actor brought strange but funny moments as there would be two or even three Billys on stage at the same time, each change greeted with cheers and applause.

Liam’s brilliant performance of "Electricity" was met with a long standing ovation, unusual in the middle of a performance but this was a measure of the audience’s enthusiasm.

The finale is a reprise of the songs with the whole cast dancing and taking. The curtain came down only to rise moments later with a surprise – Elton in a tutu!

He sang "Happy Birthday" and paid tribute to everyone involved with the production.

He asked the audience if they wanted more. There would only ever be one answer so Liam, James and George performed one final dance together and a tremendous night drew to a reluctant close.

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