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EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE announces new dates and casting for UK tour

New dates and casting has been announced for the UK tour of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, which is due to reopen later this year. 

The tour will open at The Lowry, Salford Quays on 1 September 2021 before visiting Birmingham, Leicester, Wolverhampton, Canterbury, Bristol, Newcastle, Leeds, Cardiff, Liverpool, Hull, Southampton, Nottingham, Norwich, Belfast, Woking, Edinburgh, Sheffield, Milton Keynes and a four-week Christmas season in Brighton. Further dates are to be announced. 

Full casting has also been announced with Layton Williams returning to the role of Jamie New, with Amy Ellen Richardson as his mum Margaret. Shane Richie will play the role of Hugo/Loco Chanelle between 1 September and 20 November 2021, with Roy Haylock taking over from 23 November to 8 January 2022. 

Shobna Gulati will star as Ray, with Lara Denning as Miss Hedge, George Sampson as Dean and Sharon Phull as Pritti Pasha. The cast also includes Richard Appiah-Sarpong as Cy, Simeon Beckett as Levi, Kazmin Borrer as Vicki, Cameron Johnson as Jamie’s dad, Jodie Knight as Fatimah, John Paul McCue as Laika Virgin, Jessica Meegan as Bex, Rhys Taylor as Tray Sophisticay  and Talia Palamathanan as Becca. Ellie Leah will understudy with Alex Hetherington and Emma Robotham-Hunt as swings.

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