The critically acclaimed, smash-hit musical sensation Everybody’s Talking About Jamie has announced its lead casting for a massive tenth anniversary UK tour. Ashcon Rahmani will make his professional stage debut in the titular role of Jamie New, starring alongside Olivier Award-winning actress Rebecca Trehearn as his fiercely loving mother, Margaret.
The extensive celebratory tour will officially kick off at the Leeds Grand Theatre on January 15, 2027. It marks a historic, full-circle homecoming to Yorkshire, ten years after the show's original world premiere at the Sheffield Crucible. From Leeds, the musical will embark on a comprehensive nationwide journey, visiting major cities including Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Birmingham, and Newcastle, with a return to the Sheffield Lyceum in March.
"Ashcon Rahmani making his stage debut as Jamie is a three-strike talent—he can act, sing and dance—and is a real find," producer Nica Burns stated. "Rebecca Trehearn as his mother Margaret is a much-loved staple of the West End. We are so lucky to have these talented players." Director Jonathan Butterell added that the central narrative focuses on the courage of a sixteen-year-old stepping into the world, noting, "How fitting that this is Ashcon’s debut and he will be held in the arms of the extraordinary Rebecca Trehearn."
The production holds immense personal significance for Rahmani, a recent Urdang Academy graduate originally from Rotherham. "I grew up with this show," Rahmani shared. "It was the representation I needed as a young queer boy from the north of England to know this could all be possible for me one day, so to step into those stilettos and become the representation I once had is truly a dream come true." Trehearn expressed equal excitement about stepping into the iconic role of Margaret, noting that the show's enduring themes of courage and unapologetic self-acceptance feel "as relevant now as it did 10 years ago."
Created by lead songwriter of The Feeling, Dan Gillespie Sells, and writer Tom MacRae, the anniversary production will also treat audiences to a brand-new, original song crafted specifically for this historic run.
Tour dates:
Leeds Grand Theatre
Friday 15 – Saturday 23 January 2027
Storyhouse Theatre, Chester
Tuesday 26 January – Saturday 2 February 2027
Theatre Severn, Shrewsbury
Tuesday 2 – Saturday 6 February 2027
Sunderland Empire
Tuesday 9 – Saturday 13 February 2027
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 February 2027
Wolverhampton Grand
Monday 22 – Saturday 27 February 2027
Wycombe Swan
Tuesday 2 – Saturday 6 March 2027
Sheffield Lyceum
Monday 8 – Saturday 13 March 2027
Manchester Palace Theatre
Monday 15 – Saturday 20 March 2027
New Wimbledon Theatre
Monday 23 – Saturday 27 March 2027
Liverpool Empire
Tuesday 30 March – Saturday 3 April 2027
Hall for Cornwall, Truro
Tuesday 6 – Saturday 10 April 2027
Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 April 2027
King’s Theatre, Glasgow
Tuesday 27 April – Saturday 1 May 2027
Mayflower Theatre, Southampton
Tuesday 4 – Saturday 8 May 2027
Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham
Tuesday 11 – Saturday 15 May 2027
The Alexandra, Birmingham
Tuesday 18 – Saturday 22 May 2027
Waterside Theatre, Aylesbury
Tuesday 25 – Saturday 29 May 2027
Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
Tuesday 1 – Saturday 5 June 2027
Theatre Royal, Nottingham
Tuesday 8 – Saturday 12 June 2027
New Theatre, Oxford
Tuesday 22 – Saturday 26 June 2027
New Victoria Theatre, Woking
Monday 28 June – Saturday 3 July 2027
The Alhambra Theatre, Bradford
Tuesday 6 – Saturday 10 July 2027
Theatre Royal, Newcastle
Monday 19 – Saturd
