Extended until 11th April.  Due to overwhelming public demand Bristol’s Wardrobe Theatre has extended the online run of THE GREAT GATSBY until 11th April.

A unique two-woman retelling of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece, a new co-production from The Wardrobe Ensemble (Education, Education, Education) and The Wardrobe Theatre (Drac & Jill) – Filmed at The Wardrobe Theatre in January 2021

“I’m going to fix everything just the way it was before,” he said, nodding determinedly.

Invited to an extravagant party in a Long Island mansion, young bachelor Nick Carraway is intrigued by the flamboyant host, Jay Gatsby; a self-made, self-invented millionaire with a mysterious past. As the two strike up an unlikely friendship, a cocktail soaked story of memory, money and lost love unfolds.

Founded in Bristol in 2011, this year marks a decade for both The Wardrobe Ensemble and The Wardrobe Theatre, an anniversary we’re celebrating with this exciting new collaboration. Adapted within the grips of an international pandemic, The Great Gatsby is a witty, creative new co-production from the people who brought you Education, Education, Education, The Last Of The Pelican Daughters, 1972: The Future of Sex, (The Wardrobe Ensemble) and Drac & Jill, Oedipuss In Boots, Rocky Shock Horror (The Wardrobe Theatre).

“A great mix of energy, chaos and passion.”
★★★★ The Times on The Wardrobe Ensemble’s Education, Education, Education

“A rich pop-culture tapestry, stitched together with a fluent cinematic vernacular, comic virtuosity and technical finesse.”
★★★★ The Stage on The Wardrobe Theatre’s Drac & Jill

Suitable for ages 12+
Running Time: 90 minutes