Introduction
Jamie Hendry (born 24 July 1985) is a British West End theatre producer.
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)
In 2010, he was nominated for The Independent and The Hospital Club 100 most influential people in the creative industries.
In 2014 and again in 2017, Hendry was ranked among the top 100 influential power brokers in the British theatre industry.
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 and in February 2014 announced that the production had raised £1Million via online crowdfunding. This was London Theatre's most ambitious crowdfunding raise to date. It has since been announced that the production will open at the London Palladium in 2017.
Hendry is a member of the Society of London Theatre.
Credits
| Year | Production | Theatre |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | The Wind in the Willows by Julian Fellowes, George Stiles and Anthony Drewe | London Palladium |
| Impossible | Kallang Theatre, Singapore | |
| 2016 | The Wind in the Willows by Julian Fellowes, George Stiles and Anthony Drewe | Theatre Royal, Plymouth |
| Impossible | Noel Coward Theatre, Dubai Opera, Dubai, Forum de Beyrouth, Beirut | |
| Stanley Clarke and Hiromi Duo | London Palladium | |
| 2015 | Impossible | Noel Coward Theatre |
| Let It Be | Garrick Theatre | |
| The Rocky Horror Picture Show 40th Anniversary | Royal Albert Hall | |
| 2014 | Neville's Island by Tim Firth | Duke of Yorks Theatre |
| Let It Be | Garrick Theatre and UK Tour | |
| 2013 | Let It Be | Savoy Theatre |
| 2012 | Let It Be | Prince of Wales Theatre |
| Soho Cinders | Soho Theatre | |
| 2011 | Legally Blonde: The Musical | UK Tour |
| 2010 | Legally Blonde: The Musical | Savoy Theatre |
| Birdsong | Comedy Theatre | |
| Onassis by Martin Sherman | Novello Theatre | |
| 2009 | Spring Awakening | Novello Theatre |
| Little Shop of Horrors | UK Tour | |
| The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown | Duchess Theatre | |
| Tick Tick Boom by Jonathan Larson | Duchess Theatre | |
| 2008 | La Cage aux Folles (2008 West End revival) | Playhouse Theatre |
| No Man's Land by Harold Pinter | Duke of York's Theatre | |
| Under the Blue Sky by David Eldridge | Duke of York's Theatre | |
| That Face by Polly Stenham | Duke of York's Theatre | |
| 2007 | The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown | Apollo Theatre |
Awards
- Laurence Olivier Awards
- Critics' Circle Theatre Awards
- Whatsonstage Theatregoer's Choice Awards