
Jaime Uranovsky
Jaime is a creative who hails from Cape Town, South Africa. She completed her BA in English and psychology in 2015 and her honours in English Literature the following year, both at the University of Cape Town. After a couple of years, she returned to pursue her LLB, which she completed in 2021. Jaime is no stranger to the stage, having performed in various shows in Cape Town’s community theatre scene, some of which include Jane Eyre, The Full Monty, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Educating Rita. In 2020, she won Best Actress at the Cape Amateur Theatre Awards for her portrayal of Rita in Educating Rita. Jaime formerly worked as a freelance writer, editor and proof-reader, has performed her own writing in comedy nights and, until recently, was a teaching assistant in the Private Law Department at the University of Cape Town. While at law school, Jaime was the Editor-in-Chief of the faculty’s student-led, quarterly magazine, Altum Sonatur. She was also one of the editors of Responsa Meridiana 2021, an annual student law journal published through UCT and Stellenbosch University. Jaime also has a side-hustle whereby she paints commissions. Recently, she began her newest adventure as a candidate attorney for a law firm in Cape Town.
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First Show
The Lion King - on the West End. I was six years old!Favorite Show
WICKEDFavorite Stories
- Review: BUCKET BOY at Baxter Theatre Centre Is a Thrilling Exploration of the Banalities and Absurdities of Ordinary Existence - I really love the imagery in this piece. I grew up in video stores so I got really passionate in when I wrote this review. It was a real treat for me and took me back to my English literature roots, with imagery from poems like 'The Wasteland'.
- Review: THE RANGERS at the Masambe Theatre Makes for a Riveting and Explosive Directorial Debut - This show was so fantastic and I just loved writing about it. I played with some theorised analysis here, which I really enjoyed.
- Review: DIE FEL OMSTREDE KROON VAN EDWARD II & GAVESTON at the Baxter Flipside Explores the Fine Line between Monarchy and Anarchy - I really liked exploring and investigating the layers in this show. It's also quite funny if I do so say so myself.
Most Popular Articles

Review: GISELLE at the Baxter Theatre Centre Is an Entrancing and Ethereal Tryst of a Ballet
November 20, 2025
I have never been as entranced by a ballet as I was by this breathtaking production of GISELLE.

Feature: MAGICANA JUNIOR MAGIC CHAMPIONSHIPS at Homecoming Centre Is Magic in the Making
October 6, 2025
On Saturday 4 October 2025, Magicana, in association with the College of Magic, hosted the Magicana Junior Magic Championships.

Review: MOFFIE at Baxter Flipside Is a Scathing Commentary on the Violence of Toxic Masculinity
September 24, 2025
Read BroadwayWorld's review on MOFFIE at Baxter Flipside! See what BroadwayWorld's critic thought of the show and learn more about the production here.

Review: NOISES OFF at Theatre on the Bay Is a Seamless and Side-Splittingly Funny Farce
September 9, 2025
NOISES OFF by Michael Frayn is hailed as one of the funniest plays ever written.

Review: FEEDBACK at the Baxter Studio Is a Physical Theatre Feast
August 28, 2025
As a starter (pun intended), FEEDBACK is one the most bizarre shows I’ve ever seen – it starts with two detectives being violently attacked by foodstuffs, and that’s just the beginning.

Review: TO LIFE, WITH LOVE at Societas Theatre Is a Lesson in Accepting Mortality
August 28, 2025
See what BroadwayWorld's critic thought of TO LIFE, WITH LOVE at Societas Theatre.

Interview: John McGuiness of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at the Masque Theatre Talks Musical Direction
August 28, 2025
Broadway World chats to John McGuiness, the musical director for the production, who has been involved in around 30 musicals in various roles.

Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at the Masque Theatre Is a Deliciously Dark Triumph
August 28, 2025
LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at the Masque Theatre soars over every one of those potential hurdles and knocks it out of the park, delivering a deliciously dark, triumph of a production.

Review: THE GLASS MENAGERIE at the Baxter Theatre Centre Is Haunting, Fantastical and Poignant
August 11, 2025
For me, THE GLASS MENAGERIE, widely known to be Tennessee Williams’ most autobiographical work, epitomises what so many of Williams’ plays do: that hope springs eternal even in the direst of circumstances.

Review: EARTHSIDE Is a Candid, Raw and Hilarious Ode to Love and Grief
August 4, 2025
EARTHSIDE, written and performed by Candice Bernstein and directed by Jennifer Steyn, is a deeply personal exploration of the duality of love and loss.

Review: UNRULY at the Baxter Studio Is Theatre in its Purest Form
July 24, 2025
Cape Town is blessed with a rich array of theatre, much of which provokes thought, evokes deep feelings and holds a mirror up to society.

Review: BEYOND at Theatre on the Bay Is Beyond Words
July 24, 2025
LAMTA has done it again with BEYOND: A FANTASY CIRQUE EXPERIENCE.

Review: BLOOD AND SILVER at the Baxter Theatre Centre Is a Compelling Tale of Identity, Heritage and Grit
July 10, 2025
Directed and designed by Fred Abrahamse, BLOOD AND SILVER brings the fascinating memoir of Jan Glazewski to life.

Review: LA RONDE at the Baxter Studio Explores the Power Dynamics Inherent in Sex
July 7, 2025
LA RONDE, originally written by Arthur Schnitzler at the tail end of the 1800s and first performed in the early 1900s, exhibits ten interlinking scenes, each depicting a different sexual encounter.

Review: BEGARRED IN SA: A PLAY ON THE FRINGES OF SOCIETY
June 16, 2025
BEGARRED IN SA, written by Stewart Clarke, is the true story of Clarke’s experience of homelessness.

Review: MAJIKA: AFRICA’S GREATEST ILLUSIONISTS Is a Spellbinding and Breathtaking Show of Wonder
June 16, 2025
I didn’t know what to expect when I went to watch Majika, having not observed much magic since birthday parties circa the early 2000s.

Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Theatre on the Bay Is a Musical Extravaganza
May 27, 2025
Everyone and his mother has seen JOSEPH – it’s an Andrew Lloyd Webber classic.

Review: AIDA at the Artscape Opera House Is an African-Futurist Masterpiece
May 26, 2025
AIDA, long celebrated as one of Verdi’s most moving tragic operas, has been performed regularly since 1871 .

Review: HAMLET at the Masque Theatre Is Innovative, Relevant and Compelling
May 13, 2025
I am continuously mesmerised by theatre-makers’ abilities to deliver fresh and novel adaptations of Shakespeare plays.
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