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Beautiful Little Fool review

“Like a gaudy chocolate box”
ReviewsJan 23, 2026by Sam MarloweSouthwark Playhouse Borough, London
Lauren Ward, Hannah Corneau, David Hunter, Amy Parker and David Austin-Barnes in Beautiful Little Fool at Southwark Playhouse Borough, London. Photo: Tristram Kenton
Lauren Ward, Hannah Corneau, David Hunter, Amy Parker and David Austin-Barnes in Beautiful Little Fool at Southwark Playhouse Borough, London. Photo: Tristram Kenton
New musical about F Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald barely scratches the surface of literary mythology

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