Jamie Hendry
Jamie Hendry (born 24 July 1985) is a British theatre executive and West End producer.[1]
Jamie Hendry | |
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 Hendry at The Wind in the Willows Gala in June 2017 | |
| Born | 24 July 1985 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Theatre producer, executive |
| Years active | 2009-present |
| Organization | Jamie Hendry Productions |
| Website | www |
Education
Hendry attended St Paul's School (London) before graduating from Warwick University in 2006.
Career
Hendry set up Jamie Hendry Productions in 2008 after working as an assistant producer in the West End and on Broadway. The hits he has produced include the Olivier Award-winning Legally Blonde: The Musical, Let It Be and La Cage aux Folles (2008 West End revival)[2]
In 2010, he was nominated for The Independent and The Hospital Club 100 most influential people in the creative industries.[3]
In 2011, Hendry announced he was developing a new musical adaptation of The Wind in the Willows with book by Julian Fellowes and music & lyrics by George Stiles & Anthony Drewe[4] and in February 2014 announced that the production had raised £1Million via online crowdfunding on the website investinwillows.com [5].[6] This was London Theatre's most ambitious crowdfunding raise to date.[7] The production went on to open at the London Palladium in 2017 and was also screened in cinemas across the UK.
In 2014[8] and again in 2017,[9] Hendry was ranked among the top 100 influential power brokers in the British theatre industry.
In 2019, Hendry launched the New English Shakespeare Company, an international touring company, with a production of Much Ado About Nothing at the Dubai Opera in September 2019.[10]
Hendry is a member of the Society of London Theatre.
Theatre Credits
Film Credits
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Wind in the Willows | Producer |
Awards
- Laurence Olivier Awards
- 2008 The Peter Hepple Award for Best Musical – La Cage aux Folles (2008 London revival)
- 2009 The Peter Hepple Award for Best Musical – Spring Awakening
- Whatsonstage Theatregoer's Choice Awards
- 2009 The Nick Hern's Books Best New Play – Under the Blue Sky[14]
- 2011 Best New Musical – Legally Blonde: The Musical [15]
References
- "Jamie Hendry: ‘I did think the old boys’ club might evolve, but it hasn’t one bit’" The Stage. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
- "Success Story". Forbes. 17 December 2013.
- "The Hospital Club 100". Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- "Julian Fellowes to write Wind in the Willows musical". BBC News. 9 December 2011.
- "Theatregoers given chance to invest in Fellowes, Stiles and Drewe's Wind in the Willows". WhatsOnStage. 10 November 2013.
- "Wind in the Willows Musical raises 1M via online crowdfunding". The Stage. 13 February 2014.
- "Smell of the Greasepaint the funds of the crowd". The New York Times. 28 July 2014.
- "The Stage 100 2014". The Stage. 4 January 2014.
- "The Stage 100 2017". The Stage. 5 January 2017.
- Hemley, Matthew (26 July 2019). "Jamie Hendry sets up new company to tour Shakespeare internationally". The Stage. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- "2009 Olivier award winners". The Guardian. London. 8 March 2009.
- "Olivier Award Winners 2010". Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
- "Olivier Award Winners 2011". Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- Whatsonstage. "Theatregoers' Choice Awards 2010". Retrieved 28 January 2012.
- Whatsonstage. "Theatregoers' Choice Awards 2011". Archived from the original on 2 February 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
