RNIB Connect Radio’s Toby Davey is joined again by Vidar Hjardeng MBE, Inclusion and Diversity Consultant for ITV News across England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands for the next in his regular Connect Radio theatre reviews.

This week Vidar was reviewing the story of one 16 year-old who overcomes prejudice, beats the bullies and steps out of the darkness, into the spotlight with Everybody’s Talking About Jamie as the current tour visited the Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre for the dry run on Friday 13 October at 7.30pm with description by Professional Audio Describers Jonathan Nash and Julia Grundy..

About Everybody’s Talking About Jamie

WINNER! Best New Musical, WhatsOnStage Awards, London. Following a record-breaking three-year West End residency, sold-out UK & Ireland Tour and Amazon studios award-winning film, the smash-hit and critically acclaimed musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie is on tour again.

Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield. Jamie doesn’t quite fit in. Jamie is terrified about the future. Jamie 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. This ‘Funny, outrageous, touching’ (Daily Telegraph), musical sensation is to be experienced by all the family and not to be missed!

Casting includes Ivano Turco as Jamie (Get Up, Stand Up, Bad Cinderella), John Partridge as Hugo/Loco Chanelle (Cabaret, La Cage Aux Folles, Chicago, Eastenders), Shobna Gulati as Ray (The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Coronation Street, Brassic), Hayley Tamaddon as Miss Hedge (Dancing On Ice, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie), Rebecca McKinnis as Margaret (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, Dear Evan Hansen, We Will Rock You, Les Miserables) and Talia Palamathanan as Pritti (Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Tour and film).

Set to an original score of catchy pop tunes by lead singer-songwriter of The Feeling, Dan Gillespie Sells and writer Tom MacRae (Doctor Who). Choreographed by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince (Into The Hoods, Some Like It Hip Hop, SYLVIA, Message In A Bottle).

For more about Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and the current tour do visit the following website -https://everybodystalkingaboutjamie.co.uk

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