fictional town of Everington
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The fictional town of Everington is a struggling Northern England mining community that serves as the backdrop for the coming-of-age and class-conscious story in "Billy Elliot."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Everington | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional location
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fictional town ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Billy Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Billy Elliot
NERFINISHED
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Jackie Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ Mrs. Wilkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdForWorkBy | Lee Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | film Billy Elliot (2000) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkContext | social realist drama ⓘ |
| governedBy | local council (fictional) ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
economically depressed
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mining community ⓘ struggling town ⓘ working-class community ⓘ |
| hasCulturalAspect |
ballet as outsider art form
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boxing culture ⓘ strong trade union presence ⓘ |
| hasEconomicBase | coal mine ⓘ |
| hasEvent | miners' strike ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryIndustry | coal mining ⓘ |
| hasSettingElement |
ballet class
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boxing gym ⓘ miners' welfare hall ⓘ picket lines at the colliery ⓘ terraced housing ⓘ |
| hasSocialIssue |
industrial decline
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police–miner conflict ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| hasThemeAssociation |
class consciousness
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coming-of-age ⓘ labor struggle ⓘ |
| historicalContext | UK miners' strike of 1984–1985 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Easington, County Durham
NERFINISHED
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real coal-mining towns in North East England ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern England ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
backdrop for Billy Elliot's personal growth
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symbol of working-class hardship in Thatcher-era Britain ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
hostile to male ballet dancing
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socially conservative environment ⓘ tight-knit community ⓘ |
| regionType | coalfield area of Northern England ⓘ |
| settingFor | Billy Elliot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1984–1985 ⓘ |
| usedAsSettingMedium |
film
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screenplay ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
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