Hope Mill Theatre’s hit version of Aspects of Love, and the world premiere of a musical based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, will be among the Southwark Playhouse’s final productions to play the Playhouse’s current London site.
Due to take up residence in two purpose-built new theatre spaces in late 2019, Southwark Playhouse’s early 2019 season will also include the first full-length London run for new one-man musical Stay Awake, Jake.
Running from 7 January until 9 February 2019, the London transfer run of Aspects of Love will star most of those who appeared in the critically-acclaimed Hope Mill production. Returning cast members include: Kelly Price as Rose Vibert, Felix Mosse as Alex Dillingham, Jerome Pradon as George Dillingham, Minal Patel as Marcel Richard and Eleanor Walsh as Jenny Dillingham. The cast will also feature Julia J Nagle, Jason Kajdi and Jack Churms. Further casting will be announced at a later date.
Based on the novel by David Garnett with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart, director Jonathan O’Boyle’s production re-worked the hit West End and Broadway show for a smaller more intimate space.
Following a short run at The Vaults in 2016, Tim Gilvin’s Stay Awake, Jake will play its first full London run from 13 March until 6 April 2019. The award-winning one-man musical has previously been performed by Norman Bowman and Jamie Muscato.
Presented by Rachel Kraftman Productions, casting and further creatives for the show are to be announced.
Inspired by Fitzgerald’s short story, the new Celtic musical The Curious Case of Benjamin Button will play its world premiere run from 15 May until 8 June.
Presented by Jethro Compton Productions in association with Hall for Cornwall, the musical re-working of the classic story of the man who ages in reverse features a book by Jethro Compton with lyrics by Compton and Darren Clark, and music by Clark. Compton also directs the production.
The Southwark Playhouse’s ambitious plans to put down roots in both the Elephant and Castle and London Bridge areas of the city were unveiled earlier this year.
Elephant will be the Southwark Playhouse’s new flagship venue on Newington Butts in Elephant and Castle, five minutes from its current home on Newington Causeway.
The second location, Southwark Playhouse – London Bridge, will be Southwark Playhouse’s satellite venue and will be located at 10 Bermondsey Street in arches on the site of the former Southwark Playhouse on the corner of Tooley Street and Bermondsey Street.
Angela Thomas
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