The award winning musical has announced its final extension at The Ambassadors Theatre, with its last West End performance taking place on 11th October 2025.
It has been announced that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button will close on the West End on 11th October following an award-winning run which has seen the show pick up three Olivier Awards.
Based on the short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button opened at the Ambassadors Theatre on 10th October 2024, following a sold-out run at Southwark Playhouse. The show picked up the awards for Best New Musical, Best Actor in a Musical and Outstanding Musical Contribution at the 2025 Olivier Awards.
The show is writen, directed and designed by Jethro Compton and stars John Dagleish as Benjamin Button and Clare Foster as Elowen Keene.
Director Jethro Compton said: “Bringing Benjamin Button to the West End has been a dream come true. We could never have imagined such an incredible response to the show. On behalf of the entire Button family, I want to express our enormous gratitude to every audience member who has come to see us and the many that have come back again and brought friends and loved ones with them.
“This amazing year in the West End is just the first chapter of the show’s life, and as I hope we’ve demonstrated in our journey from a small-scale fringe show to an Olivier Award-winning West End musical, anything’s possible.”
Evening performances take place at 7pm Monday to Wednesday and 7.30pm Thursday to Saturday, with matinee performances on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Discounted group rates are available for six or more.
About The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story is relocated to a fishing village on the north coast of Cornwall. An electrifying journey through the timeless tale of a love that defies all odds, the production is said to be an enchantingly beautiful and truly unordinary musical that reminds us to make every second count.
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.
The show features a 14 person cast of actor-musicians playing 30 instruments. A Little Life, The Tide is Comin’ In, When E’re She Looked At Me and The Kraken’s Lullaby are all included in the soundtrack.
For more information, including group rates, visit benjaminbuttonmusical.com.
