EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE confirms reopening plans with Shane Richie to star

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Written By Rebecca Wallis
Photo credit: Dan Wooller for WhatsOnStage

Photo credit: Dan Wooller for WhatsOnStage

It has been announced that Everybody’s Talking About Jamie will reopen in May with social distancing in plans, with the role of Hugo/Loco Chanelle set to be played by Shane Richie, who has previously played the role in London and on tour.

Shane Richie will play the role until 18 July, with the show booking currently until 29 August. The show will also star Noah Thomas, Melissa Jacques, Sejal Keshwala, Hiba Elchikhe and Gillian Ford, with the script set to be adapted to adhere to government regulations in the initial socially distanced run. The cast is completed by Zion Battles, Alexander Archer, Marlon G. Day, Ebony Clarke, James Gillian, Zahra Jones, Emily Kenwright, Jordan Laviniere, Keenan Knight, Garry Lee, Brian James Leys, David O’Reilly, Harriet Payne, Jordan Ricketts, Rachel Seiran and Joe Wolstenholme.

The show, which is inspired by a documentary about Jamie Campbell who wanted to become a drag queen at 16 years old, has been in the West End for three years with a movie adaptation due to be released at some point this year.

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Rebecca Wallis

Rebecca is a self-confessed theatre obsessive, with a particular love for musicals. She has loved writing for as long as she can remember and combining this love with her passion for theatre has been one of the best decisions she’s ever made. She is currently studying journalism, with hopes of making her theatre blogging into a career one day. Her favourite ever musical is Half A Sixpence, and she could tell you anything that you could ever want to know about that show. She is honoured to be a part of the West End Best Friend team and cannot wait to see how the page grows and grows.

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