BEAUTIFUL LITTLE FOOL

Run Dates

2026.01.15 ~ 2026.02.28

Southwark Playhouse Borough

World Premiere

About the show

“My parents were for a long time mainly famous for being excellent partiers” Told through the eyes of their adult daughter Scottie, Beautiful Little Fool tells the story of Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald: brilliant, tempestuous and infamous. Years on from the Roaring Twenties, with the party long over, the lives and writings of Scottie’s legendary parents are brought vividly to life in this new musical. Directed by Tony Award nominated Michael Greif (‘Dear Evan Hansen’, ‘Next To Normal’, ‘Rent’), Beautiful Little Fool features electrifying music and lyrics by Hannah Corneau (‘Wicked’ Broadway, ‘Renascence’) and a powerful book by Mona Mansour (‘The Vagrant Trilogy’). This UK premiere stars Lauren Ward (‘Matilda’, ‘Dear Evan Hansen’, ‘Stranger Things: The First Shadow’) as Scottie, David Hunter (‘Waitress’, ‘The Time Traveller’s Wife’, ‘Once’) as F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Hannah Corneau as Zelda.

Details

CAST David Hunter – F. Scott Lauren Ward – Scottie Amy Parker – Zelda Jasmine Hackett – Ensemble David Austin-Barnes – Ensemble / Cover F. Scott Sam DeFeo – Swing MUSICIANS Lola Barber – Guitar Ikechukwu Onwugabu – Bass JT Taylor – Drums CREATIVE TEAM Book – Mona Mansour Music and Lyrics – Hannah Corneau Director – Michael Greif Set Design – Shankho Chaudhuri Costume Design – Laura Hopkins Hair & Make-Up Design – Josh Bamling Lighting Design – Ben Stanton Musical Director – Jerome van den Berghe Orchestrations – Adam Rothenberg Casting Director – Harry Blumenau production photo © Pamela Raith

Where it's been performed

Southwark Playhouse Borough

London

United Kingdom

London

United Kingdom

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