A champion high school rugby player has a secret desire to be a ballet dancer, having spent 11 years in ballet school. Seizing an opportunity to audition for a local company's presentation of "Romeo and Juliet", he nonetheless fears what will happen to his reputation if the other kids in his school find out. Adding the practices to his already burgeoning schedule quickly starts to create problems with his friends, his teachers, his coach, his play director, and his ballet partner. Of course, it all comes together on the stage of the Sydney Opera House.
Practical Effects
Actual Sydney Opera House finale feels oddly earned.
Costume
Peak late-90s Australian teen fashion archive.
Director
Lynda Heys
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Russell Page was an actual dancer, not an actor—explains the pirouettes, not the line readings.
Released the same year as Billy Elliot, this is what happens when you don't have Stephen Daldry or a script.
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