The phenomenon that is feel-good British musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie continues with the announcement of plans for this autumn and beyond.
The show which recently celebrated its 1,000th performance in the West End will extend its current run at London’s Apollo Theatre until 26 September 2021. The production will then take a break before returning to the West End in 2022.
Meanwhile, the UK tour will be back on the road from 1 September, opening at The Lowry before visiting 24 venues including playing a four-week Christmas season in Brighton. The tour will also pause for six weeks in January as the show opens In Los Angeles at the prestigious Ahmanson Theatre. The UK tour will then resume performances until the end of May 2022. Plans are already in hand for a second UK tour in 2023.
The Everybody’s Talking About Jamie story will begin another chapter next month when a production opens in Japan. The show will return to South Korea in 2022 and there are productions planned for South America, Australia, Italy, Holland and other European countries.
The movie version of the musical featuring Max Harwood in his professional debut as Jamie New, Richard E. Grant as Loco Chanelle and Sarah Lancashire as Margaret New will now be released globally on Amazon Prime on 17 September.
Announcing Jamie’s future plans, producer Nica Burns said: “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie has come a long way from its debut in Sheffield in 2017! We are delighted to be taking our story round the world and continuing to bring fun and joy and a great night out for audiences in London and across the UK for many years to come.”
Described as a ‘coming-of-age story with a twist’, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie was written by singer-songwriter Dan Gillespie Sells, the lead vocalist of rock band The Feeling, and stage and screenwriter Tom MacRae. An instant hit with audiences and critics, the musical premiered in Sheffield in 2017 before transferring to London’s West End.
The show is directed by Jonathan Butterell, who also came up with the original idea for the musical. The multi-award-winning musical’s creative team also includes designer Anna Fleischle, choreographer Kate Prince, musical supervisor Theo Jamieson, musical director Ben Holder, lighting designer Lucy Carter, sound designer Paul Groothuis, casting director Will Burton and video designer Luke Halls.
Angela Thomas
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