Critically acclaimed musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie is confirmed to be heading to Australia this year.
The West End hit, which launched in Sheffield in 2017, will have its Australian premiere at the Sydney Opera House in July before moving on for stints in Wyong, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Perth and Adelaide.
Inspired by a true story and BBC documentary, Jamie: Drag Queen at 16, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie follows the story of 16-year-old schoolboy Jamie New who has dreams of being a drag queen.
James Majoos (Belvoir/Queensland Theatre Company) will take on the role of Jamie and will be joined by a cast that includes Helpann Award winner Helen Dallimore (Wicked, Into The Woods), Elise McCann (Matilda The Musical) and Shubshri Kandiah (Aladdin).
“Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is a simple but very important story, told with exceptional care by a wonderful team of theatre artists and passionately/bravely produced by Nica Burns in London," Garry McQuinn of RGM Productions said.
"After many years taking Australian shows to the world I'm proud to be joining Nica [Burns], the Sydney Opera House and Lyndi Adler in bringing this extraordinary, moving and joyous tale to Australian audiences.”
Sydney Opera House's Head of Contemporary Performance, Olivia Ansell, added, “There is something irresistibly charming about the story of Jamie New – told in this intelligent contemporary musical full of heartache, panache and humour, brilliantly written by Tom MacRae.
The Sydney Opera House is extremely proud to join forces with Nica Burns, Garry McQuinn and Lyndi Adler to co-produce and present the Australian tour of this Olivier nominated smash hit, to eight cities nationally with an all Australian cast.”
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