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Louis Walsh with Jamie (right)
Darling chats to Jamie Wilson, Wimbledon Village resident and star theatre producer of the West End and Broadway, soon to be bringing us hits like The Devil Wears Prada, Sister Act and Mrs Doubtfire The Musical
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amie, born and raised in London, set up Jamie Wilson productions in 2008 aged 19 years old. Since then, he has produced over 50 productions both in the UK and internationally. Prior to being an independent producer Jamie worked for theatre producer Mark Goucher. In 2008, he won the Stage One New Producers Bursary Award and was mentored by Paul Elliott. In January 2019 for the second year running, the stage paper listed Jamie among the top 100 most influential people and partnerships in the theatre industry. He was the lead producer on three musicals in London in 2019 - On Your Feet! The Story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan at the London Coliseum, Nativity! The Musical at the Eventim Apollo and Irving Berlin‘s White Christmas at the Dominion Theatre. Recent productions 30
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include an Officer and a Gentleman, Crazy For You, Calamity Jane, Sister Act, Tell Me On A Sunday and When Harry Met Sally. Jamie is currently developing and workshopping new musicals and plays that will hopefully have their world premieres in the coming years.
Who or what were your earliest inspiration that nurtured your love of musicals? As a child, the first musical I ever appeared in was South Pacific with my local amateur dramatic society in Sutton, playing the part of Jerome. What I love about South Pacific is the combination of big singing and dance numbers, mixed with a romantic story intertwined with some dark themes. As a child, I couldn’t fully appreciate the latter, but as I grew older I started to understand the depths of the great story and see multiple different perspectives. Now, I can’t tell you how thrilled I am to be transferring
