The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Southwark/Ambassadors

Tickets go on sale tomorrow, but do we know the dates for this?

BenjaminButtonMusical on Instagram says it "comes to Southwark Playhouse in May". No specific dates though

Thanks for the info! The link I was sent to the countdown is still on GMT and showing an hour still until tickets released! 😉 #itsalljustamatteroftime

Booked for the first and last Saturday of the run! Delighted to see Philippa Hogg is returning. I can't wait to see the show in its new expanded form.

I had to do exactly the same thing! Thankfully already had a backup email address I could use for the second account.  

Manage to get front row centre for the first performance and will definitely be booking a few other times!

I thought the same. Either West End or maybe a tour?

I can't see Operation Mincemeat leaving the Fortune any time soon.

I got two dates booked. So excited to see the again. I’d like to see this transfer to Ambassadors for an open ended run. Is that not why Jamie Parker was cast?

I see many school group in the future.

Maybe 2 weekday matinees?

A very buzzing Southwark Elephant this evening!

We saw this last night and to be honest, the £7.50 ticket was a big factor. We generally like Southwark and the warm reactions to the previous run in this thread made it worth taking a chance with both of us not really huge musical fans (tho we seem to end up seeing more of them these days),

So this was a lot of fun, a buzz in the new Elephant immediately on arrival and the evening totally sold out. We were up in the side balcony (top tip there is space behind the chairs for bags/coats, it's just not immediately obvious that there is!) and the view was excellent. A lot of work from most of the ensemble to take in the balcony - all the way around, a lot of looks and and making sure that they included us all, very obvious and very welcome though Jamie Parker perhaps didn't get the memo as barely a glance from him upwards.

Shortly into the first half there was a noticeable relaxation of the cast, it was going well and the audience were responding well and it felt like first night nerves were melting away. This was even more obvious in the second half where aside from minor flubs and that funny trapdoor, it felt like they had been doing this forever and in sync with each other. I know they are all actors but all appeared genuinely happy and to be enjoying themselves.

Ridiculously talented cast, the main drum kit was raised and so we had Matthew Burns sat almost next to us, but then a moment later he's over the other side of the stage playing guitar.. and singing... and acting oh and he plays piano too. And they are ALL like this - infuriatingly talented indeed

I liked the original story a little, I didn’t get on with the Brad Pitt movie at all, I thought this did a better job and translated it to stage pretty well, the time period changes etc work nicely. Enjoyed all of the songs and again, good voices from all the cast. Some slight sound issues with a couple of the cast being very quiet and a minor time issue with the speakers (I would have thought unnecessary in such a space but oh well).  Both improved as the show went on and never totally awful.

A fantastic programme, 20 pages oversize and just £3! It does list the costs of the show as per the previous run, this time a total of £373,078 meaning that they would need a full sell out at £32.18 per seat to break even. A top price ticket is £28, this ain't gonna make a penny.

In a week or two, or probably in just a couple of nights given the strong start, this is going to be really slick and I reckon even that top price ticket is an absolute bargain.

My biggest takeaway from this last night was that I loved the new Elephant venue. I can't wait to go back and see more productions here.
Walking in and seeing the large set, it all looked amazing, and felt very immersive with the seaside sounds playing.

It's a funny one, because although I could appreciate how well staged it was, and how incredible the cast were, the show just wasn't really for me. I don't remember any of the songs 24 hours later, and it all dragged a bit I think, especially the first half for me.

But I still really appreciated the simple choreography, the staging, and how amazing every single member of the cast were. It was so slick for a first preview, and compared to several shows I've seen at Southwark recently, this one just looked and felt so professional and ready for a west end transfer.

It's not one I'll revisit, but I'm glad I saw it and I just imagine it'll get very good reviews which it probably deserves, but maybe not the show for me, and that's fine, not everything can be, but it doesn't make it a bad show.

We were in row G, no issues at all. If anything it's slightly on the low side and you may want to stand up a little slower then usual