Jason Haigh-Ellery
Founder
Big Finish Productions
London
Biography:
Jason Haigh-Ellery founded Big Finish Productions in 1998 and the company has grown to be the largest independent producer of audio dramas in the world. They have worked regularly with media corporations such as the BBC, MGM and ABC on Doctor Who, Torchwood, Stargate, Judge Dredd, and on original series such as Graceless and The Confessions of Dorian Grey. In 2013, Big Finish won the BBC Audio Drama Award for Best Drama for Doctor Who.
In 2011, Jason also founded the animation house Planet 55 Studios in Sydney, Australia, working first with the BBC on two animated versions of Doctor Who and now producing the original 26 part drama Prisoner Zero for ABC.
For television, Big Finish Entertainment has produced two reality shows - Nadia Goes to Hollywood and Nadia: Chasing the Dream for TV3 and been involved with reality shows Strictly Dance Fever (BBC) and Fame - the Musical (RTE).
Theatre (tour): Henry V, As You Like It, Days of Hope, Tomorrow Morning, Spring Awakening, By Jeeves, Snoopy the Musical, Love Shack, High Society, Fly me to the Moon, Debbie Does Dallas - the Musical, Teenage Kicks, The Steamie, Guess How much I love You?, The Wedding Singer, West End Men, Fame - the Musical (Eire), Yes Prime Minister, The Ladykillers, Never Forget and Footloose - the Musical.
Theatre (West End): Life Coach, Wolfboy, Footloose - the Musical, Shout!, A Christmas Carol, Third Floor, Shoshana Bean at the Ambassadors Theatre, Idina Menzel at the Royal Albert Hall, The Whatsonstage Theatregoer Awards (since 2007), Never Forget -The Take That Musical, West End Men, Yes Prime Minister (Theatregoer Award - Best New Comedy), The Ladykillers (4 Olivier nominations) and the sell-out West End debut of Nicholas Hoult in New Boy.
Theatre (USA): Cinderella, Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty and her White Night, Sleeping Beauty, A Snow White Christmas and Peter Pan and Tinkerbell in Los Angeles with Lythgoe Family Productions each Christmas.
Convention Guest Appearances
- Gallifrey One 2025 - February 14-16, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Chicago TARDIS 2024 - November 29 - December 1, 2024 in Lombard, IL, USA
- L.I. Who 2024 - August 23-25, 2024 in Holtsville, NY, USA
- Gallifrey One 2024 - February 16-18, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Chicago TARDIS 2023 - November 24-26, 2023 in Lombard, IL, USA