Beautiful Little Fool at Southwark Playhouse Borough - Rehearsal images released

Emmie Newitt 6 January, 2026, 12:16

With music and lyrics by Hannah Corneau and a book by Mona Mansour, the world premiere of Beautiful Little Fool opens at the Southwark Playhouse Borough for its limited run this month.

beautiful little fool rehearsals L-R David Hunter, Lauren Ward and Hannah Corneau in rehearsals for Beautiful Little Fool.

The musical, directed by Michael Greif, tells the story of Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald through the eyes of their daughter Scottie, as she rediscovers the lives and writings of her brilliant and tempestuous parents.

David Hunter stars as (Waitress The Musical) 'F.Scott' alongside Lauren Ward (Matilda) as ‘Scottie’, Hannah Corneau (Wicked) as ‘Zelda’, David Austin-Barnes (Book of Mormon, US tour) as ensemble / cover ‘F.Scott’, Amy Parker (Ride, Charing Cross Theatre) as Ensemble/cover ‘Scottie’ and ‘Zelda’, and Jasmine Hackett (Muriel’s Wedding, Leicester Curve) as swing.

The release of the full Beautiful Little Fool concept album – featuring Jessie Mueller, Ryan Vasquez and Hannah Corneau – continues to build excitement ahead of the London premiere this month.

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The creative team features orchestrations by Adam Rothenberg, musical direction by Jerome van den Berghe, set design by Shankho Chaudhuri, costume design by Laura Hopkins, lighting design by Ben Stanton, sound design by Domnic Bilkey with Harry Blumenau on casting direction.

Beautiful Little Fool was originally commissioned by New Works Provincetown, and is produced by Mark Cortale, Jonathan Murray, Harvey Reese, and Willette & Manny Klausner.

It will play at the Southwark Playhouse Borough from 15 January to 28 February 2026.

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