Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Review - Fairy Powered Productions

Review: A young actor emerges in Uptown Players’ dynamic ‘Jamie’

From its first moments with its exciting first number, it was immediately clear that Uptown Players’ newest production of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie was going to be something special. “And You Don’t Even Know It” kicked off a number of thrilling musical performances that expressed the show’s heart and youthful exuberance as well as the show’s touching ballads and vibrant choreography. The coming-of-age journey was dynamic and poignant and i…

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie Review - Fairy Powered Productions

Joseph Rowntree Theatre – until Saturday 26th July 2025 Reviewed by Michelle Richardson 4**** Pick Me Up Theatre, an independent and one of York’s excellent am-dram groups, are currently staging Everybody’s Talking About Jamie at the Joseph Rowntree Theatre. Centred around a coming-of-age story, music by Dan Gillespie Sells, lyrics by Tom MacRae, this stage musical is based upon true life events. Jamie, a 16-year-old schoolboy, hits the headlin…