Everybody’s Talking About Jamie - UK Tour & Peacock Theatre

Adam Taylor is on as Jamie all week in Wimbledon. So something to look forward to.

I imagine it’s all because it’s only a six week stop as part of the tour so would be pointless casting a whole new cast for just a few weeks of performances?

and think of the accents ..

Although having said they - I am surprised Michelle Visage isn’t Miss Hedge in LA.

I’d assume it’s due to the theatre, ATG have involvement w programmes for shows in their venues whereas for the WMC it’s different
If anything, the WMC ones are much nicer if I can remember.. my Wicked programme ended up being identical to the London ones as a big glossy souvenir book with a cast page in, rather than the ugly A5 ones supplied by ATG filled with adverts

Yes, I’ve always really liked the WMC programmes so it’s a shame they seem to have done away with them.  I’ve bought a programme for every show I’ve seen and the completist in me is now having a minor life crisis!

Made the journey to Brighton last week mainly so I could see Bianca Del Rio in this but the cast were uniformly strong, the show’s in great shape!
Got a great stalls seat for £15 from some random “Pros from the Shows” offer on ATG, no idea what it was but grateful for the bargain! I’d never been to the Theatre Royal and it’s a nice intimate theatre (if you’re in the lower levels anyway) but could probably do with a bit of modernising!
Enjoyed the show a lot, this was my second time seeing it live but I’ve also seen the filmed stage version and obviously the movie. Bianca can’t sing as you’ll know if you’re a drag race fan and she plays Hugo/Loco with an American accent but it’s still brilliant casting having an actual Drag Queen playing Jamie’s mentor, and the character is very similar to Bianca’s real life persona, they’re gonna love her in L.A! Shobna Gulati was hilarious as Ray, she really milks the comedy out of every line, and Sharon Phull was great as Pritti with a beautiful voice. Amy Ellen Richardson was a stand-out as Margaret, although she looks young to be Layton’s mother (and he looks too old to be 16). Her performance of He’s My Boy brought the house down, she sounded excellent and held her own against the past Margarets Josie Walker and Melissa Jacques. Layton sang fine considering I’d heard he’s sounded a bit off as of late but I found his Jamie hard to like. I think the way he plays him highlights a lot of Jamie’s negative character traits rather than his positive ones! I’m also just not a fan of Layton as a personality from what I’ve heard about him through the grapevine and some of the things he’s said on twitter, I think he got a bit too big for his boots (or heels!) when he landed the role of Jamie. He’s still very good in the role though.
I really hope the show does indeed return to London after the tour is over, we don’t have many modern British musicals and the West End is less sparkly without it!

It’s a blonde bombshell type wig, fairly long and with curls too  

Yes, Layton doesn't really do subtlety/nuance! I find his portrayal of Jamie infuriating, tbh. He does seem to have his admirers though.

Seeing this tonight was initially on the fence about Layton and it turns out it's Adam Taylor in the role tonight.

I thought Adam was only on for tomorrow’s two shows ?

That’s what the website says.

Wasn't he already the alternate?

Adam is on Thursday evening in Woking for anyone around London. I've booked, although I could only afford the cheap seats for this one. He's also on all week in Wimbledon.