Jim Dale

Following his huge Off-Broadway success in New York last season, Tony Award winner, two-time Grammy Award winner and two-time Academy Award nominee Jim Dale will have a dream come true. He will bring his critically acclaimed show, "Just Jim Dale" to London’s West End in 2015.

Previewing from Tuesday 26th May at the Vaudeville Theatre,
where Jim made his West End musical debut in 1965 in The Wayward Way,
this return marks the 50th Anniversary of his first performance at the theatre.

In "Just Jim Dale", Jim takes audiences on a journey through an unequalled career in the theatre with a myriad of irresistible showbiz tales, songs and performances – a career extending from performing as the youngest professional comedian on the British Music Hall stage, to joining the National Theatre at the request of Sir Laurence Olivier, starring in 28 films including 11 of the "Carry On" series, his Broadway triumphs in "Scapino", "Barnum" and "Me and My Girl", and then his uproarious experiences narrating all seven Harry Potter audiobooks for the US market.

Candid, intimate and hilarious, Just Jim Dale is an unforgettable evening with consummate stage personality, encompassing stories from the vast breadth of Jim’s theatrical work, film roles and beloved songs including "The Colours of My Life", "The Lambeth Walk" and "Georgy Girl".

Jim says: “It’s hard to believe that it will be 50 years since I made my West End debut at the Vaudeville Theatre, Stepping onto that stage again will be as comfortable to me as slipping into an old pair of jeans.