What: Everybodyโ€™s Talking About Jamie ย 
When: July 9-19, 2025 ย 
Where: Artscape Arena, Cape Town
Tickets: R200 ย 
Bookings: Webtickets
Company: Waterfront Theatre School
Director: Paul Griffiths
Musical director: Garth Tavares
Choreographer: Ursula Lubbe ย 

The Waterfront Theatre Schoolโ€™s much anticipated staging of the smash-hit West End Musical, Everybodyโ€™s Talking About Jamie will be on in the Artscape Arena, from July 9-19, 2025. This is the South African premiere of the musical. We must mention that last July (2024), The Waterfront Theatre School staged Heathers โ€“ the musical โ€“ and the entire season sold out. Bookings advised for Everybodyโ€™s Talking About Jamie. Read on for more. Info as supplied:

Waterfront Theatre School presents South African premiere of smash-hit West End musical Everybodyโ€™s Talking About Jamie

Waterfront Theatre School proudly presents the South African premiere of smash hit West End musical Everybodyโ€™s Talking About Jamie at Artscape this July.


The production will run for a strictly limited season at ๐€๐ซ๐ญ๐ฌ๐œ๐š๐ฉ๐ž Arena from July ๐Ÿ—-๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—, 2025

Bookings can be made at Webtickets

Based on a true story, Everybodyโ€™s Talking About Jamie is a bold, joyful, and deeply human musical about choosing to live out loud – even when the world tells you to stay quiet.

Funny, and beautifully heartwarming, ๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜บโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜›๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ฌ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜‘๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ is more than a musical โ€” itโ€™s a celebration of ๐ฌ๐ž๐ฅ๐Ÿ-๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐ฎ๐ง๐š๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐˜๐Ž๐”!

Meet Jamie. Heโ€™s sixteen. Heโ€™s fabulous. And heโ€™s about to show the world what happens when you dare to dream out loud โ€” in heels.

Starring the talented students from Waterfront Theatre School, Everybodyโ€™s Talking About Jamie features electrifying musical numbers and an honest, hilarious and heartfelt story about resilience and celebrating your individuality.

Created by the same team behind last yearโ€™s sold-out production of Heathers โ€“ The Musical, Everybodyโ€™s Talking About Jamie brings together a powerhouse creative trio: acclaimed theatre-maker Paul Griffiths, accomplished musical director Garth Tavares, and dynamic choreographer Ursula Lubbe โ€” each bringing their unique expertise and vibrant energy to this bold production.

Comments about the international production include a rare five stars from The Times; โ€˜a touching, funny and joyous productionโ€™ (The Observer) and โ€˜funny, outrageous, touchingโ€ฆ The show sends you out on a feel-good bubble of happinessโ€™  (The Daily Telegraph).

It won Best New Musical at the Whatโ€™s On Stage Awards, as well as being nominated for a host of other awards. 

โ€œThis musical is a celebration of how we can see parts of ourselves in others, embracing our differences and connecting with our similarities.  We have an overwhelming capacity to accept,โ€ says Director Paul Griffiths.

โ€œItโ€™s a powerful coming of age story, wrapped up in humour, great music, emotion and exuberant energy that will inspire, entertain and make you laugh all at the same time.โ€

โ€œSometimes we wrestle with a world that only sees things in a particular dimension. Jamie bravely breaks barriers and becomes a hero for defying being put in a box that doesnโ€™t fit. He is the ultimate celebration of individuality.โ€

This is your invitation to join the movement.

And find out why ๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ really is talking about Jamie.

The cast features:

John Marshall as Jamie

Khanya Gwe as Dean

Kate lagan as Pritti

Asanda Mngadi as Hugo

Andrew Woods as Laika Virgin

Andrew Ingram as Tray Sophistacay

Krys Iguru Buntu as Sandra Bollock

Danielle Bosman as Margaret

Azande Dube as Miss Hedge

Isabella Schnetler as Ray and

Dante Verona as Jamieโ€™s Dad

Everybodyโ€™s Talking About Jamie will be performed from July 9-19, 2025 at the Artscape Arena.

Age restriction 12 and older

Performance dates are:

July 9, 10, 11, 12, 16,17,18,19 at 19h30

July 12 and 19 at 15h00

Tickets cost R200

Bookings can be made at Webtickets

Latecomers will not be admitted.


The Waterfront Theatre School is a premier institution dedicated to nurturing the talents of aspiring performers. With a focus on comprehensive training in acting, singing, and dance, the school has produced numerous successful graduates who have gone on to achieve acclaim in the performing arts industry.

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โ‡ John Marshall as Jamie in Everybodyโ€™s Talking About Jamie, presented by the Waterfront Theatre School, July 9-19, 2025, Artscape Arena, Cape Town. Sponsored content. Image supplied.