John Dagleish and Clare Foster are In The Frame!
John is playing Benjamin Button and Clare is playing Elowen Keene in the West End production of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
After winning Best Musical Theatre Production at the 2024 Off West End Awards for its run at the Southwark Playhouse – with a different cast – the show has transferred for a run at the Ambassadors Theatre.
John won an Olivier Award for his performance as Ray Davies in The Kinks musical Sunny Afternoon (Hampstead Theatre / Harold Pinter Theatre).
His theatre credits also include: Spike (The Watermill Theatre), Cratchit (The Park Theatre), Sylvia (The Old Vic), A Christmas Carol (The Old Vic), Common (National Theatre), A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Young Vic), The Winter's Tale/Harlequinade (Branagh Theatre Company at The Garrick) and Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat (Royal Court).
Clare recently performed in Best of Enemies (Young Vic / Noel Coward Theatre). Some of her musical credits include Guys and Dolls (Chichester Festival Theatre), Merrily We Roll Along (Menier Chocolate Factory / Harold Pinter Theatre), Finding Neverland (Curve), Crazy For You (Regents Park Open Air Theatre / Novello Theatre), Avenue Q (Noel Coward Theatre) and We Will Rock You (Dominion Theatre).
Clare was nominated for an Olivier Award for her performance in Travesties (Menier Chocolate Factory / Apollo Theatre).
Recorded backstage, in this episode John and Clare discuss how they first met, their approach to tackling such huge roles and their musical theatre trauma... plus more.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is booking at the Ambassadors Theatre until 15th February 2025. Visit www.benjaminbuttonmusical.com for info and tickets.
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