Lauren Ward, Declan Bennett and Hannah Corneau will line up for the world premiere of Beautiful Little Fool, which will open at Southwark Playhouse Borough in January 2026.
With music and lyrics by Corneau and a book by Mona Mansour, Beautiful Little Fool 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.
Ward will play Scottie, Bennett is F Scott Fitzgerald and Corneau is Zelda.
Beautiful Little Fool will be directed by Michael Greif with orchestrations by Adam Rothenberg, musical direction by Jerome van den Berghe, set design by Shankho Chaudhuri, lighting design by Ben Stanton, and sound design by Domnic Bilkey.
Beautiful Little Fool was originally commissioned by New Works Provincetown, and is produced by Mark Cortale, Jonathan Murray and Harvey Reese.
Beautiful Little Fool runs at Southwark Playhouse Borough from Thursday, January 15 until Saturday, February 28, 2026. Tickets here.
Top image: Lauren Ward, Declan Bennett and Hannah Corneau (images supplied)