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."

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instanceOf fictional location
fictional town
appearsIn Billy Elliot NERFINISHED
associatedWithCharacter Billy Elliot NERFINISHED
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
mining community
struggling town
working-class community
hasCulturalAspect ballet as outsider art form
boxing culture
strong trade union presence
hasEconomicBase coal mine
hasEvent miners' strike
hasPrimaryIndustry coal mining
hasSettingElement ballet class
boxing gym
miners' welfare hall
picket lines at the colliery
terraced housing
hasSocialIssue industrial decline
police–miner conflict
unemployment
hasThemeAssociation class consciousness
coming-of-age
labor struggle
historicalContext UK miners' strike of 1984–1985 NERFINISHED
inspiredBy Easington, County Durham NERFINISHED
real coal-mining towns in North East England
languageSpoken English
locatedIn Northern England
narrativeFunction backdrop for Billy Elliot's personal growth
symbol of working-class hardship in Thatcher-era Britain
portrayedAs hostile to male ballet dancing
socially conservative environment
tight-knit community
regionType coalfield area of Northern England
settingFor Billy Elliot NERFINISHED
timePeriod 1984–1985
usedAsSettingMedium film
screenplay
stage musical

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Billy Elliot narrativeLocation fictional town of Everington