The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Tickets

Southwark Playhouse Elephant, London
Booking to 1 July 2023
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Starring Olivier Award winner Jamie Parker

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is the the smash-hit folk musical based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby).

A hit at Southwark Playhouse in 2019, experience this extraordinary, heart-wrenching, and timeless tale of a love that defies all odds.

Set to a thunderous, foot-stomping folk score, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button reminds us, no matter how much time we have, to make every second count.

The cast is led by Olivier Award winner Jamie Parker (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The History Boys) and Molly Osborne (The Sex Party, Fiddler on the Roof).

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is running London’s Southwark Playhouse Elephant from 22 May to 1 July 2023.

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What's the story of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button?

Discover a sleepy fishing harbour on the north coast of Cornwall, home to a most curious story.

Born in rather unusual circumstances, Benjamin Button is an old man, not at the end of his life, but at the beginning. Locked away from the world and branded a monster, Benjamin dreams of the chance to live a little life. More than anything, he dreams of love. With no hope of finding it, Benjamin resigns himself to a life of solitude, until, one day, a miracle occurs – the local barmaid, Elowen Keene. But as the years come and go, time and tide threaten to tear the two apart. 

Who is in the cast of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button?

Benjamin Button is played by Olivier Award winner Jamie Parker

Elowen Keene is played by Molly Osborne

The 12-strong actor-musician ensemble includes Matthew Burns, Jonathan Charles, Oonagh Cox, Anna Fordham, Philippa Hogg, Damien James, Ann Marcuson, Jack Quarton, Benedict Salter, and Tonny Shim

Who are the creative team of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button?

Based on the short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Adapted, written and directed by Jethro Compton

Music and lyrics by Darren Clark


Show Information

Performance dates
Booking to 1 July 2023
Running time
2 hours 40 minutes (including interval)
Performance days
Evenings: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Matinees: Tuesday, Saturday

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Venue Information

Southwark Playhouse Elephant, Dante Place, 80 Newington Butts, London, SE11 4FL
Nearest Tube or Train: Elephant & Castle
Nearest Buses: 196, 133, 155, 333, 415
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Jamie Parker and Molly Osborne to star in The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button musical
Olivier Award winner Jamie Parker and Molly Osborne will star in The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, coming to Southwark Playhouse Elephant this May. Parker, whose stage credits include Harry Potter in the original West End and Broadway cast of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Sky Masterson in Guys & Dolls and Scripps in The History Boys, will play Benjamin Button. Molly Osborne will play Elowen Keene. She has recently appeared in The Sex Party and Indecent, both at Menier Chocolate Factory and Trevor Nunn's revival of Fiddler on the Roof They lead the 12-strong actor-musician ensemble featuring Matthew Burns, Jonathan Charles, Oonagh Cox, Anna Fordham, Philippa Hogg, Damien James, Ann Marcuson, Jack Quarton, Benedict Salter, and Tonny Shim. The folk musical returns to Southwark Playhouse following a limited run in 2019. The show is based on a short story from F. Scott Fitzgerald - him of The Great Gatsby fame, and most people know the story from David Fincher's 2008 movie starring Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse, and with Cate Blanchett as his love interest. Billed as an "extraordinary, heart-wrenching, and timeless tale of a love that defies all odds", the show is adapted, written and directed by Jethro Compton (Wolf's Blood), and with songs by Darren Clark (These Trees Are Made of Blood, The Wicker Husband). Jethro Compton says: “I’m thrilled to be bringing this story back to London. Southwark Playhouse has been a home to me for almost fifteen years, and to have the chance to return with this new production of Button, in their new venue, feels like the perfect homecoming. It’s a show about time, and home, and love – things that I’m sure have new meaning for most of us after these years of uncertainty.” “I have so much love for the 2019 production. It was a scrappy little show, produced on a shoestring, with an enormous amount of heart. The last four years have given us time to let the story and the music grow and develop. But for those who loved what we made in 2019, don’t worry – the heart of that scrappy little show is very much alive.” The Curious Case of Benjamin Button will run from 22 May 2023 until 1 July 2023 at Southwark Playhouse Elephant. More about The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button tickets in London

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