This time round John Dagleish winningly plays Benjamin, whose birth in 1918 as a 70-year-old man complete with three-piece suit, bowler hat, pipe and walking stick prompts his mother to kill herself.

“Do you mind if I smoke?” Age aside, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” a folk-rock musical adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald short story opening Wednesday at the Ambassadors ...

Benjamin (John Dagleish ... Philippa Hogg, in the relatively small part of Mary Button, delivers standout vocals. It’s a story of a life lived in reverse, but also one of finding home ...

The first question that comes to mind about the musical version of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is, ‘How on earth are they going to do it on stage?’ The answer: With lots of heart, tons of ...

A labour of love that has worked its way slowly to the West End over the five years since it debuted at Southwark Playhouse, at its best Jethro Compton’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is ...

“It’s all just a matter of time,” sing the chorus, as they spin around the stage in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The line rings true on many levels in this wildly improbable yet ...

Discover what’s new this week on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Crave, Paramount+, BritBox, Apple TV+, CBC Gem and more, as well as what’s on Blu-ray/DVD. Venom: The Last Dance three-time ...

the bar girl with whom Benjamin falls in love – and who must contend with seeing him grow younger as she gets older. I am afraid I found the evening pretty hard going, said Dominic Maxwell in ...