Everybody's Talking About Jamie

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4 March 2019 · Follow on Stagedoor

“Michelle Visage has joined the cast of this feel-good contemporary musical about the 16-year-old gay school outcast and would-be drag queen. This gloriously ebullient evening may be very much in fairy tale mode, but it boasts sharp songs, sharp social comment and even sharper performances. There is grit beneath the sequins and the frocks, and a critique of society’s unwillingness to embrace difference lurking behind the wit. It’s a show with as much appeal to teenagers as to their parents, and I can’t think of a West End show which delivers the same level of full-throttle, look-no-hands joy.”

Overview

Everybody is talking about the West End’s first major musical to reopen. With a hotly-anticipated new film adaptation due to be released in February 2021, be one of the first to see Everybody’s Talking About Jamie as it triumphantly returns to the Apollo Theatre and celebrates its 3rd birthday!

Inspired by a true story, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is the award-winning hit musical for today - bang up to date, more relevant than ever and specially updated for the times we live in today.

Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. He is going to be a sensation. Supported by his brilliant loving mum and surrounded by his friends, Jamie overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight.

Critic reviews

This show is life-affirming, inspiring and hilarious all at once

⋅ West End Wilma

It’s still fun, it’s still a great West End musical, the cast just need to work a little harder to send the dialogue and lyrics out to the audience

⋅ London Box Office

This musical, about a 16-year-old wannabe drag queen, has an undeniable touch of magic about it

⋅ The Times

Feelgood musical that could become a cult classic

⋅ The Telegraph

The whole evening floats on a beautifully choreographed crowd of schoolchildren – flying knees, bright blazers, excited hair. Disruptive and supportive. A true expression of this instant hit.

⋅ The Observer

A Billy Elliot for the gender-fluid age

⋅ The Independent

Totally feel good and guaranteed to make you feel fabulous!

⋅ Everything Theatre

Staggeringly enjoyable

⋅ Time Out

New lead brings fresh energy to the uplifting musical about a teenage drag queen

⋅ The Stage

The resulting show is a sequin-studded whirlwind

⋅ Broadway World

Laughter enriches this heartfelt production, that shines with lively choruses and bright staging

⋅ The Upcoming

Together, all the constituent parts of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie come together to demonstrate that this is a show whose place on Shaftesbury Avenue is never going to be given up lightly

⋅ Musical Theatre Review

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is a must-see musical of our time that has been given a new blast of energy for 2020

⋅ Londonist

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Cast

Date & time

Until 29 Aug

Fri 2 Mar 2021 - Sun 29 Aug 2021,
2.30pm & 7.30pm

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COVID SECURE VENUE:
Socially distanced performances. Contactless ticketing only. Venues will be cleaned and disinfected regularly. There will be one-way traffic. All staff and audience members must wear masks and observe social distancing at all times.

Online Venue Check-In: You will be contacted by the venue 48 hours before the performance with instructions on how to check-in and retrieve your e-ticket.

Runtime: 2 hrs 40 mins