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Theatre review Stars lift romcom prone to moments of syrup
The Guardian
|September 27, 2025
50 First Dates: the Musical The Other Palace, London ★★★☆☆
Perhaps it's unfair to compare this musical with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Both shows have a striking elevator pitch and consider how we make the most of the time available to us.
Benjamin finds - and holds on to - love as he ages backwards, whereas in 50 First Dates, based on the Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler romcom, Lucy and Henry endlessly replay their first encounter. She has short-term memory loss, so wakes each morning having forgotten the previous day; he tries to sustain their relationship regardless.
This story is from the September 27, 2025 edition of The Guardian.
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