Northern Ballet’s smash hit production of The Great Gatsby brings the glamour and seduction of the roaring twenties to life.
Based on the novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby premiered in 2013 and has since enjoyed successful national and international tours. Set on New York’s Long Island, in the heady, indulgent days of the 1920s, Nick Carraway comes to know his infamous neighbour Jay Gatsby – a mysterious millionaire with a secret past and a penchant for lavish parties.
As the sparkling façade of Gatsby’s world begins to slip Carraway comes to see the loneliness, obsession and tragedy that lie beneath.
Highlights
Nominated for a UK Theatre Award for Achievement in Dance, The Great Gatsby is choreographed by David Nixon CBE, earning a nomination for Best Classical Choreography in the 2014 National Dance Awards.
Music by the late Sir Rodney Richard Bennett CBE completes the backdrop and transports the audience to an elusive time of lavish parties and prohibition.
A story told in dance and music is accessible to everyone, no matter what language they speak so it’s a great way for different cultures to enjoy the same story.
The glamour of the 1920s lends itself beautifully to the stage with dazzling, colourful costumes designed by Nixon and Jérôme Kaplan’s expertly designed set that conjures an America as painted by Edward Hopper.
But as the champagne flows at his glitzy parties, glamour and romance give way to jealousy and tragedy. Because here in Prohibition-era New York, everybody has something to hide...
It’s the party to end all parties – and you won’t want to miss it.
Creative Team
- Choreography, Direction, Scenario & Costume Design
- Co-direction & Scenario
- Music
- Set Design
- Lighting Deisgn
- Orchestrations
- Music Advisor
- Costume Design Assistant
Technical Information
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Running time
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- Act 1: 61 minutes
- Interval: 20 minutes
- Act 2: 53 minutes
- Total running time: 2 hours and 14 minutes
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Staffing
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- 40 Dancers
- 1 company manager
- 3 stage managers
- 4 stage technicians
- 3 lighting technicians
- 1 sound engineer
- 4 wardrobe and wigs
- 3 ballet staff
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Effects
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- 2 x Cirro Strata CS6 Mist Machines
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Set description
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- Static upstage jetty and infinity curve
- Several cloths and small flying pieces
- 3 × heavy flying pieces
- 5 × sets of suspended portal legs
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Music
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A high quality music recording is available for this production.
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Shipping
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The production tours complete with all scenery, props and costumes. This production ships on three high cube shipping containers.
Please contact Emily Deller,
Artistic Planning Manager, for more information.
Header image by Guy Farrow. Production photos by Emily Nuttall and Caroline Holden.
