Everybody's Talking About Jamie (Apollo Theatre) London Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (80)
See it if You like fun shows
Don't see it if No reason
See it if You want an uplifting, beautiful story with amazing music.
Don't see it if I was going to say if you’re homophobic but I feel you would benefit from seeing it, so I have no reason!!
See it if you understand that it was excruciating for me to choose only five superlative tags to describe this wonderful, life-affirming show.
Don't see it if you hate joy.
See it if Great modern story about queerness and empowerment.
Don't see it if you don't like LGBTQ+ themes no matter how well done they are.
See it if You like big dance numbers
Don't see it if If you don’t like drag
See it if You enjoy great music and shows that deal with important topics in a lighthearted and enjoyable manner to get the message across.
Don't see it if You don't like relevant or topical shows.
See it if You enjoy shows with LGBTQ+ characters. The music is very catchy. It's a fun show with a good message.
Don't see it if You dislike pop-like scores.
See it if You like great songs and an absorbing story
Don't see it if Don’t like drag queens
Critic Reviews (10)
All credit to director Jonathan Butterell, whose idea it was to turn this story into a musical in the first place, for steering it so expertly to the stage with such a solid grasp of form and structure...
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Real talk: this inclusive and utterly joyful new musical has the biggest heart and the best pair of legs in the West End.
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It’s great to see this fabulous, uplifting, be-yourself show still smashing it in the West End.
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Dan Gillespie Sells, frontman of the The Feeling, has written an immensely attractive score – bobbing along with a melodic pop bounce and catchy rhythmic insistence and rising to the emotional occasion with some eloquently poignant power ballads.
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[Everybody’s Talking About Jamie] is a joyous punch in the air about following your dreams and being yourself. ‘Life-affirming’ is generally an over-used term, but not here. This production owns the stage.
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The book and lyrics are the work of TV writer Tom MacRae, and what they lack in blazingly original storytelling they more than make up for with warmth and wit. The result is a true crowd-pleaser — big-hearted and joyous.
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The pace during the first half did feel a bit jerky at times, but the second never faltered. It’s the real deal, this one. Everyone really should be talking, singing, shouting about Jamie now.
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Disruptive and supportive. A true expression of this instant hit. What a cleverly self-fulfilling prophecy that title is. No wonder everybody’s talking about it.
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