The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Closing: May 31, 2025The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - 2024 West End History , Info & More
Ambassadors Theatre
West St, West End, London WC2H 9ND, United Kingdom London
Make every second count.
It was all just a matter of time. And finally, the wait is over. The foot-stomping and award-winning musical, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, arrives in London’s West End after capturing hearts and selling out at Southwark Playhouse.
With a breathtaking soundtrack brought to life by an extraordinary actor-musician ensemble, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s iconic short story is relocated to a fishing village on the north coast of Cornwall by writing team Jethro Compton and Darren Clark.
Under the light of a full moon, something most curious occurs... Benjamin Button is born old.
Bound to the fate of growing younger each day, Benjamin wants nothing more than to live a little life. But will he ever find a place to belong? Only time and tide will tell...
An electrifying journey through the timeless tale of a love that defies all odds, join us with friends and loved ones at The Ambassadors Theatre for a unique chance to catch this enchantingly beautiful and truly unordinary new musical. You’ll love every second.
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - 2024 - West End Cast
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This surging Cornwall-set folk-musical adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald's supernatural story is deeply moving
8 / 10
The company – doubled in size since the original Southwark run – all sing and play musical instruments and the walls of sea shanty-inflected choral song are a truly beautiful thing, surging and crashing like waves off the Cornish coast. This is as much the show’s USP as the reverse ageing story. Although unquestionably Compton’s project through and through, he wouldn’t have been able to realise it nearly as well without Darren Clake’s music.
A match for the movie? This joyful musical is far better
10 / 10
The entire vibe is a foot-tapping Cornish ceilidh slowing down for shanties – exuberant, but also deeply melancholic. The scruffy wooden set is ideal at suggesting tavern interiors, dockyards and ship decks all at once. With his mournful face, Dagleish – the first to play Ray Davies in Sunny Afternoon – can’t help seeming about 40 at all times, but he’s sincerely affecting in the role, not the human special effect that Pitt was.
by Stephi Wild - January 13, 2025
The producers of the new British musical THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON have announced that booking has now extended until Saturday 26 April 2025 at The Ambassadors Theatre.
by Stephi Wild - December 2, 2024
Tickets are available from £35 for The Curious Cast of Benjamin Button at the Ambassador's Theatre. Learn more about how to get discount tickets to this upcoming show here!
by Kat Mokrynski - November 22, 2024
Recently, we spoke with John Dagleish, who plays the titular Benjamin Button, and Clare Foster, who plays his love interest, Elowen Keene. We discussed what it has been like to be joining the show for its West End run, playing for the stage versus the screen and even the impact they hope the show has on audiences.
by Nicole Rosky - November 15, 2024
THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON is now open at the Ambassadors Theatre. The production stars Olivier Award winner John Dagleish as Benjamin Button. Watch video highlights of the cast in action!
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 7, 2024
And finally, the wait is over. The foot-stomping and award-winning musical, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, has arrived in London’s West End after capturing hearts and selling out at Southwark Playhouse.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - November 7, 2024
I’m not sure F Scott Fitzgerald would recognise what Jethro Compton and Darren Clark have done with his intriguing short story about a man living his life, while aging in reverse.
by Stephi Wild - October 23, 2024
All new production photos have been released for THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON at The Ambassadors Theatre, starring Olivier Award winner John Dagleish and Olivier nominee Clare Foster. Check out the photos here!
by A.A. Cristi - October 10, 2024
First look photos have been released for the award-winning and unordinary new musical THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, ahead of its first preview performance tonight – Thursday 10 October 2024 – at The Ambassadors Theatre.
by Stephi Wild - October 10, 2024
The cast of The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button made every second count at West End Live, performing 'When E're She Looked At Me'. Check out the video here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 16, 2024
Check out rehearsal photos for the new West End musical The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
by Stephi Wild - July 23, 2024
An all new video has been released of the West End cast of THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON performing 'The Kraken’s Lullaby'. Check out the video here!
by Stephi Wild - June 28, 2024
An all new video has been released of the West End cast of THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON performing 'When E’re She Looked At Me'. Check out the video here!
by Stephi Wild - June 21, 2024
Olivier Award nominee Clare Foster will star as Elowen Keene in THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON, alongside the previously announced Olivier Award winner John Dagleish as Benjamin Button, at the Ambassadors Theatre from Thursday 10th October 2024.
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