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has been at the centre of Billy Elliot's extended family for three and a half years now and his last performance will be an overwhelmingly emotional evening. As Liam hurtles towards adulthood we will be saying goodbye to one of the most celebrated child performers ever in the West End. An end of an era for us and the beginning of another huge adventure for Liam." He returned home to
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Mower recently stated that he would like to return to the West End stage, saying he was taking singing lessons. He did very well at his GCSEs with 14 grades from A* to C. Mower also previously stated that he would like to be a dancer before being an actor: "After I have got my degree at the school I
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lyricist Lee Hall said that on the first run through of the show, Mower was so physically strained that he vomited at the side of the stage after performing Angry Dance. Of the incident, Mower said: "I was just in mid-pirouette just threw up everywhere. literally projectile vomited."
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