Hunter dancer scores leading role in Billy Elliot Australian tour

Helen Gregory
July 3 2019 - 12:00pm
Stars: Jamie Rogers, River Mardesic, Omar Abiad and Wade Neilsen, who will return to Newcastle on weekends. Picture: James Morgan
Stars: Jamie Rogers, River Mardesic, Omar Abiad and Wade Neilsen, who will return to Newcastle on weekends. Picture: James Morgan

WHEN Wade Neilsen decided to audition for Billy Elliot the Musical he thought it would be good practice.

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Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Journalist

Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.

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