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Following a restricted run in 2019<\/a>, the place it obtained crucial and viewers acclaim, ATG Productions, GBA, Gavin Kalin Productions, Eilene Davidson Productions, and Jethro Compton Productions are delighted to announce that\u00a0F. Scott Fitzgerald\u2019s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0A New Musical<\/em><\/strong> by\u00a0Jethro Compton\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Darren Clark<\/strong>, will return in a brand new manufacturing at\u00a0Southwark Playhouse Elephant<\/strong>\u00a0from\u00a022nd<\/sup>\u00a0May to 1st<\/sup>\u00a0July 2023<\/strong>.\u00a0Tickets now on sale at\u00a0southwarkplayhouse.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n In the roles of Benjamin Button and Elowen Keene are Olivier Award winner\u00a0Jamie Parker<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Molly Osborne<\/strong>. They lead the 12-strong actor-musician ensemble that includes\u00a0Matthew Burns, Jonathan Charles, Oonagh Cox, Anna Fordham, Philippa Hogg, Damien James, Ann Marcuson, Jack Quarton, Benedict Salter,\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Tonny Shim<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Discover a sleepy fishing harbour on the north coast of Cornwall, dwelling to a most curious story.<\/em><\/p>\n Born in fairly uncommon circumstances, Benjamin Button is an outdated man, not on the finish of his life, however at first. Locked away from the world and branded a monster, Benjamin goals of the possibility to reside just a little life. More than something, he goals of affection. With no hope of discovering it, Benjamin resigns himself to a lifetime of solitude, till, at some point, a miracle happens \u2013 the native barmaid, Elowen Keene. But because the years come and go, time and tide threaten to tear the 2 aside.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Experience this extraordinary, inspiring, and timeless story of a love that defies all odds. Set to a thunderous, foot-stomping folks rating,\u00a0The Curious Case of Benjamin Button<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0reminds us, regardless of how a lot time we’ve got, to make each second depend.<\/p>\n Jamie Parker<\/strong>\u00a0is greatest identified for his function as Harry Potter within the unique West End forged of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, for which he obtained an\u00a0Olivier Award<\/a>\u00a0for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play and a\u00a0WhatsOnStage Award<\/a>\u00a0for Best Actor in a Play. He additionally obtained a\u00a0Tony Award Nomination<\/a>\u00a0for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play for his portrayal of the character within the unique Broadway manufacturing. Other notable roles embody Sky Masterson in Guys & Dolls (Olivier nomination<\/a>, Best Actor in a Musical, 2015;\u00a0UK Theatre Award win<\/a>, Best Performance in a Musical, 2015); Henry V at Shakespeare\u2019s Globe, 2012; Scripps in The History Boys (unique National Theatre and Broadway forged and movie); Alan Greene, QC in Des (ITV, 2020); and John Dudley in Becoming Elizabeth (Starz, 2022).<\/p>\n Molly Osborne<\/strong>\u00a0is thought for her work at The Menier Chocolate Factory, the place she has been seen in The Sex Party by Terry Johnson, Rebecca Taichman\u2019s Tony Award profitable Indecent by Paula Vogel, and Trevor Nunn\u2019s 2018 revival of Fiddler In The Roof, with which Molly made her West End debut in 2019.\u00a0Molly is quickly to seem within the display adaptation of Neil Gaiman\u2019s Anansi Boys, produced by Amazon Studios.<\/p>\n Jethro Compton<\/strong>\u00a0says: \u201cI\u2019m 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\u2019s a show about time, and home, and love \u2013 things that I\u2019m sure have new meaning for most of us after these years of uncertainty.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI have so much love for the 2019 production. It was a scrappy little show, produced on a shoestring, with an enormous amount of heart.\u00a0 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\u2019t worry \u2013 the heart of that scrappy little show is very much alive.\u201d<\/p>\n