Jamie Lloyd’s Evita broke the West End. He’s not done tinkering with the form

Jamie Lloyd in GQ

In one of the most in-depth interviews to date, GQ meets Jamie Lloyd at the London Palladium to unpack the ambition, artistry and bold decisions behind his 2025 production of Evita. The result is a feature that not only spotlights the staging of one of the year’s most talked-about revivals, but offers a rare insight into the thinking and philosophy that drive Jamie’s work.

The piece looks back at a career that has consistently challenged form: from early work at the Donmar to founding The Jamie Lloyd Company, and from Cyrano de Bergerac to Sunset Boulevard.

This feature arrived just as Evita entered the public consciousness in a bold new way, inviting audiences inside the theatre and out onto the street in equal measure.

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