The critically acclaimed and crowd-pleasing British musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will embark on a 10th anniversary tour early next year.
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New British musical The Little Big Things to debut at London’s @sohoplace
Michael Harrison and Nica Burns have announced the world premiere of new British musical The Little Big Things based on the Sunday Times best-selling memoir by Henry Fraser.
Star presenters and attendees announced for Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards
Actors Paul Mescal, Tracy-Ann Oberman and Juliet Stevenson are among the stars due to attend the 32nd Annual Critics’ Circle Theatre Awards’ ceremony at London’s newest West End venue @sohoplace on 17 April 2023.
Brokeback Mountain – full cast and creatives confirmed
Nica Burns has unveiled the full cast and creative team for the world premiere of first-time playwright Ashley Robinson’s stage adaptation of Annie Prouix’s Brokeback Mountain at @sohoplace in May.
Initial casting and London dates for Jamie tour
The critically acclaimed and crowd-pleasing British musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will welcome a new Jamie and a new Loco Chanelle when the show hits the road for its second UK tour from September.
First new-build West End theatre in half a century to open late 2022
The West End will welcome its first new build theatre in 50 years this autumn when the theatre @sohoplace opens as part of a multi-million-pound regeneration project. Owned by leading West End producer and theatre owner Nica Burns and operated by Nimax Theatres, the theatre is at the heart of property giant Derwent London’s £300 […]
West End return for Olivier-nominated Cruise
Jack Holden’s Olivier-nominated one man play Cruise will return to the West End for a strictly limited run at the Apollo Theatre this summer. Written and performed by Holden (War Horse, West End, Ink, Almeida Theatre) and featuring a 1980s soundtrack performed live by music and sound designer John Patrick Elliott, the production which is […]
New entertainment production company launched by Julian Bird and Nica Burns
Outgoing Society of London Theatre chief Julian Bird is joining forces with multi-award-winning producer Nica Burns to launch a new entertainment production company. Based in London’s Covent Garden, Green Room Ents will work across the UK and international entertainment world in fields including theatre, cabaret, television and new media. The company which will be run […]
Book Review: 50 Women In Theatre – Naomi Paxton, Susan Croft, Gabrielle Brooks, Cheryl Robson
50 WOMEN IN THEATRE – Naomi Paxton, Susan Croft, Gabrielle Brooks, Cheryl Robson (SUPERNOVA BOOKS and AURORA METRO – ISBN 978-1-913641-05-4) Star rating: five stars ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Since 1660 when actresses first began performing on the English stage, women have forged bright careers in theatre, while men called the shots. Four hundred years […]
Jamie’s future plans revealed
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 […]
Jamie will be back on tour in September
The first major tour of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will resume performances in September 2021 with Layton Williams, Shobna Gulati and Shane Richie reprising their performances as Jamie, Ray and Hugo/Loco Chanelle. Opening at The Lowry in Salford Quays on 1 September, the critically-acclaimed and crowd-pleasing British musical will then visit Birmingham, Leicester, Wolverhampton, Canterbury, […]
Nimax’s Rising Stars Festival showcases the work of 23 producers making their West End producing debuts
Twenty-three young theatre producers are being given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to present their work in the West End for the first time. Their 17 productions – plays, musicals, concerts and one-off events – have attracted a wide range of performers from emerging talent to popular West End stars. The Rising Stars Festival will run from […]
Jack Holden’s new play Cruise to have a West End run at the Duchess Theatre
Following on from the upcoming release of 16 online performances of Cruise, Jack Holden’s new one-man play will be the reopening production at the West End’s Duchess Theatre in May 2021. Written and performed by Holden (War Horse, West End, Ink, Almeida Theatre) and featuring a 1980s soundtrack performed live by music and sound designer […]
West End’s Jamie to return in May with Shane Richie back as Loco Chanelle
Shane Richie will make his delayed return as Hugo/Loco Chanelle in the West End cast of feel-good British musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie when the hit show reopens at the Apollo Theatre from 20 May 2021. If all goes to plan with the Government’s roadmap the Apollo will reopen with social distancing along with Nimax’s […]
Maria Friedman and Adrian Der Gregorian launch company to bring theatre to UK doorsteps
West End stars Maria Friedman and Adrian Der Gregorian have launched a new production company aimed at bringing the magic of live theatre to the people. Backed by leading figures within the theatre community including Cameron Mackintosh, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group and Nica Burns, Doorstep Productions will bring professional quality theatrical entertainment to […]
Jamie’s heading back to the West End
Feelgood British musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will be the first full-book musical to reopen in the West End with audiences being welcomed back to the Apollo Theatre from 28 November 2020. Announcing the return of the critic and crowd-pleasing show as it celebrates its third year in the West End, producer Nica Burns said: […]
Nimax super six West End theatres to open doors from October 2020
Nimax Theatres will raise the curtain in its six West End theatres in sequence from 22 October for a special season of socially distanced entertainment ahead of the return of resident long-running shows including Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. Announcing the reopening plans, Nimax chief executive Nica Burns said: “On the six-month anniversary of the last […]
Drama student Noah Thomas wins title role in West End’s Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
The producers of multi-award-winning musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie have found their new Jamie New following a nationwide talent search for an undiscovered talent to take on the central role in the West End production. Mountview Drama School student Noah Thomas will make his professional debut when he steps into the role of Jamie New […]
Bianco Del Rio & Preeya Kalidas for West End cast of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
BAFTA and Olivier Award nominee Preeya Kalidas (Bend It Like Beckham, Bombay Dreams) will take over the role of Miss Hedge in the West End cast of the award-winning musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie from 17 November 2019. Ahead of her imminent arrival in the hit show, the actress, singer and radio presenter said: “I […]
Bill Ward is the next Loco Chanelle in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
Former soap favourite Bill Ward will step into the role of Loco Chanelle/Hugo in the award-winning musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie in the West End from 1 July 2019 for a limited season. Best known for his ill-fated roles in ITV soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale, Ward’s theatre credits include the UK tour of Legally […]
Shane Richie joins Everybody’s Talking About Jamie cast
EastEnder Shane Richie is swapping Walford for the West End to take on a leading role in the critically-acclaimed Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. The comedian turned actor who previously starred in the West End in Grease will join the cast of the hit show to play in the role of Hugo/Loco Chanelle from 28 January until […]
Layton Williams to play the title role in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie from January 2019
Layton Williams is to play the title role of Jamie New in the award-winning musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at London’s Apollo Theatre from 28 January 2019. Producer Nica Burns said: “We’re delighted to welcome Layton Williams as only our second Jamie as we say goodbye to the wonderful John McCrea, who created the role and […]
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie cinema showing hits top spot at UK box office
Award-winning musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is celebrating another notable success with the news that last Thursday’s (5 July) live screening reached the top spot at the UK cinema box office. The performance of the hit show was screened live from the Apollo Theatre into over 500 cinemas across the UK, Ireland and selected European territories […]
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie to make feature film debut
Award-winning musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is celebrating an extension to its successful West End run and the news that the show will be turned into a major movie musical. Inspired by a TV documentary, the show which has its roots in the true story of a remarkable 16-year-old boy will be transformed into a […]
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie to transfer to West End
Sheffield Theatres’ hit production of Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae’s Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is heading for the West End this November. Following on from the show’s successful premiere run at the Crucible in February, the production will arrive at the Apollo Theatre with previews from Monday 6 November ahead of a press night […]
Jim Dale brings his Off-Broadway one-man show to the West End
Following his Off-Broadway success in New York, Tony Award winner, two-time Grammy Award winner and two-time Academy Award nominee Jim Dale will bring his critically acclaimed show, Just Jim Dale, to London’s West End in May this year. Previewing from 26 May (press night is 28 May) at the Vaudeville Theatre, where Dale made his West End musical debut […]
