The story of the teenager who wanted to wear a dress to his prom first burst on to the Crucible Theatre stage in February 2017 and became a big word-of-mouth hit with Sheffield audiences. It then transferred to the Apollo Theatre in London and took the West End by storm.
Since then the show has been seen around the world and been on the big screen in two versions – a recording of the stage show and then a full cinema adaptation. That was filmed in Sheffield and stars Max Harwood as Jamie, Sarah Lancashire as mum Margaret, Richard E Grant as Jamie’s drag mentor Hugo and Shobna Gulati as Margaret’s friend, Ray.
The Lyceum show, starring Layton Williams and Shane Richie, will be its third time on stage in the city where it was born.
5. Jamie star
Layton Williams, the second actor to play the lead role in Everybody's Talking About Jamie, at the Apollo Theatre, London in January 2019. The show transferred from the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield to the West End Photo: Johan Persson
6. Sheffield star
Sheffield-born actress Melissa Jacques starring as Margaret alongside Layton Williams as Jamie in Everybody's Talking about Jamie at the Apollo Theatre, London Photo: Matt Crockett
7. Show's inspirations
The real Jamie, Jamie Campbell, and his mum Margaret, getting ready to watch a film version of the stage show Everybody's Talking About Jamie in the cinema Photo: pr
8. Filming begins
Warp Films about to start filming the Sheffield-set musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie in spring 2019. Left to right, Jonathan Butterell, Dan Gillespie-Sells, Warp Films' Mark Herbert, casting director Shaheen Baig Photo: Picture: Andrew Roe