Watch: 'Billy Elliot' back in Sheffield to inspire pupilspublished at 17:50 Greenwich Mean Time 21 February 2018
As one of the original 'Billys' in the hit West End production of Billy Elliott, James Lomas made it big as a young man. He even won an Oliver award for his role as Billy.
Today he's been back in his home city of Sheffield and has been at his old school in Ecclesfield to encourage pupils there to follow their performance dreams: