Bradford Culture

22 Aug 2025

Ilkley Lido

Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (12A)

Jamie’s got big dreams, but they aren’t like those of other boys. Part of Open-Air Cinema at Ilkley Lido with Wild Rumpus.

Jamie New (Max Harwood) is a 16-year-old boy living on a Sheffield council estate – and struggling to find his place in the world.

Jamie’s got big dreams, but they aren’t like those of other boys. For Jamie’s a budding teenage drag queen – and with the help of mother Margaret (Sarah Lancashire) and mentor Hugo (Richard E Grant), he just might take his place on the throne.

We created a Technicolor wonderland at Ilkley Lido for a special outdoor screening of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. Directed by Jonathan Butterell from a script by Tom MacRae, with songs from Dan Gillespie Sells of The Feeling, the movie adaptation of the smash hit stage musical is a joy from start to finish – the perfect Friday feelgood film to open our immersive Open-Air Cinema weekender, created with the brilliant Wild Rumpus.

Credits
Open Air Cinema: Ilkley Lido is part of Bradford: A City of Film, a film exhibition programme across Bradford District for Bradford 2025. Delivered in partnership with National Science and Media Museum with the support of the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding.

This special bank holiday weekend of open-air cinema is curated with and supported by Film4.

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