The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
"The honour would be entirely mine if you would attend my little party."
It’s the roaring twenties – an era of bootleg liquor, red hot jazz and hedonistic pleasures. Jay Gatsby has invited you to one of his infamous parties and that's not an invite you want to turn down.
Step into a heart-racing immersive adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s seminal jazz-age novel which puts you in the heart of the action. Slip on your dancing shoes and watch the story unfold around you in this unique theatrical performance.
The cocktails are flowing, the music is playing, the party is in full swing and there's the chance of more than a little scandal.
Immerse yourself in one of the greatest stories of the 20th Century.
1920’s Dress Encouraged, Dancing Shoes Required.
- Booking Information
To book tickets for The Great Gatsby after the West End transfer, playing from October 2019 onwards, click here.
- Duration
2hr (including interval)
- Good To Know
Children under 18 must be accompanied by an adult
Additional Details & FAQ
- How Does It Work
You do not need to print and bring your confirmation, there is a guest list on the door. Please bring valid ID.
- Suitable For Children
The show is suitable for ages 14+
- What Should I Expect
Please note this is an immersive theatre production without seating where guests are encouraged to walk around, mingle and have a drink. 1920s attire is welcomed, although not essential.
- Where Do I Go
Gatsby's Drugstore
84 Long Lane
London
SE1 4AU
Reviews
Sofia
Sep 28, 2019
Wonderful experience, very engaging and lifelike. The actors were great, it really felt like a 1920s party. Don’t miss out on it!!
A Gatsby fan
Sep 27, 2019
Great welcome from the perfomers, and the sets were really evocative of the era , we were in a Gin palace , a speakeasy with Gatsby and Co ...no movie or stage show could have done it better ...we laughed , and we danced , and we talked business, and we realised that this story could never have a happy ending ...thank you for allowing us all to feel what it was like to party and cover tears.....with smiles and great dresses, smart suits and classy cars .....
Carla
Sep 8, 2019
What a magic experience! Go back to the twenties and immerse yourself into the Great Gatsby world! Be part of the show and just enjoy a truly magical night! I just loved it! There should be more shows like this in London.
MD
Sep 1, 2019
So worth the money, the audience is being put right in the midst of things, the actors are all brilliant and engage with individual audience members without ever losing their character. The fact that you're not sitting on assigned seats but moving around the entire venue and even dancing makes the whole experience so much more fascinating.
Elanor Martin
Aug 23, 2019
Came on a Thursday night and was blown away by it all. The set was very authentic and it genuinely felt like you were at a 1920s party. The story was told so well and I love the interactive element of it. The acting, singing and dancing was fabulous! An experience you must not miss!
Lena Caira
Aug 16, 2019
Amazing show! There acting is fabulous. A must do! The actors make you all feel part of the show. We were lucky enough to be selected as Jordons entourage. Just amazing. Thank you Jay Gatsby!
Alex
Jul 28, 2019
Unbelievable show: the actors were amazing, very charismatic and they had great chemistry. I’d watch it again, it was totally worth it. Remember to dress up 1920 style if you wanna be part of the show itself.
Gurveen Aujla
Jul 12, 2019
One of THE most amazing experiences I have attended ever, and not just in theatre. I would highly recommend for anyone and everyone! The cast were brilliant and really take you to the 1920s.
Pauline Reid
Jul 1, 2019
Loved every minute of the entertainment, the actors are so good at what they do. It’s a must see .
Birthday treat
Jun 30, 2019
What a fabulous event, range of age groups and the actors were fab, helping to remove any self consciousness and we really did dance the Charleston by the end of it! Wonderful fun, excellent organisation moving the groups around. Believable acting, cannot recommend highly enough
Keren
Jun 30, 2019
Very talented actors. I liked the special form of this show.
Hulya
Jun 27, 2019
Excellent experience! You are going to feel to live 1920s! Highly recommended!
Kerry
Jun 23, 2019
Our first visit to the Gatsby 'party' was 3 weeks ago and we loved it so much we came back! This is a different experience from your usual theatre with opportunities to be involved in the story. The cast are extremely respectful of the audience and has an amazing ability to think on their feet! The immersive experience is set up in a clever that you can explore different elements of the characters story lines while not losing the thread when the audience is reunited. My husband and I loved it and would highly recommend. The bar is a bonus too!
Peter G
Jun 9, 2019
The best immersive theatre production we have seen and been part of. Actors and actresses are so engaging and real. Highly recommended.
Miss Elaine
Jun 7, 2019
I love Daisy!! She is just the one in my imagination. And Nick is so warm, greeted fans as friends. I love them!!
Dawn
Jun 2, 2019
This is the second time I have seen this ‘show’. Everyone is totally in character from the person seeing you in, the bar tender and every character. They involve the whole audience, making them feel privy to their darkest deeds and thoughts. Spellbinding.
Liz
Apr 28, 2019
Leave your self consciousness at the door and embrace the experience. I loved the way the story line takes the audience into the story and the energy of the show. Hats off to the actors for keeping the story alive while gently controlling the party goers!
Eva
Mar 25, 2019
It was an absolutely amazing experience!!! The actors were wonderfully talented and interacted with the audience very well. A highly recommend this immersive play!
Kirsty Harman
Mar 22, 2019
If you have a chance to go, go it was amazing and one of the best shows I’ve been to
Clemence
Mar 17, 2019
I was not quite sure what to expect. But we had a great time. It was fun! The actors were really good. I strongly recommend!
Jo
Mar 17, 2019
Enjoyed the evening and would recommend a visit . Disappointed about only 25% of audience dressed up and it was cold in the premises so many ended up wearing coats. However , Actors were fantastic and interacted with audience well .
Sue Cornelius
Mar 15, 2019
The show was great and they looked after my partly disabled hubby really well. Ensuring he had a seat and could see everything going on .
Sheila Nazir
Mar 9, 2019
Very clever and a fantastic show which includes the audience to participate.
Sophie
Mar 3, 2019
Fun afternoon, great acting and great atmosphere
Jess D
Mar 1, 2019
Such a fab evening watching the great gatsby immersive show! Jealous I wasn't alive in the 1920's!
Sarah McLay
Feb 17, 2019
This was a brilliant night. From start to finish. The actors were superb, their voices so clear. Everyone was dressed up and ready for a great night which it was.
Unknown
Feb 12, 2019
Absolute waste of money. The atmosphere was okay. However, the acting was terrible, the venue was disgusting and the play couldn’t have been less like the book/film. Wouldn’t recommend this at all, we left at the interval.
Nick & Jo
Feb 10, 2019
We turned up half an hour early as advised and had made an effort to dress appropriately for the 1920's. We were amazed to find ourselves at the back of a long and noisy queue of mainly young people flamboyantly dressed as "flappers" in feathers boas and pearls (the women) or sharp suits bow ties slicked back hair and "spats" shoes (the men). After a warm welcome with clear laying down of the ground rules of "immersive theatre" including the need for complete exclusion of mobile phones in the 1920's we were encouraged to go to the bar where paradoxically it seemed that the 1920's eschewed cash and only accepted cards. The dingy prohibition era drinking dive set was soon further coloured by members of the cast mingling and introducing themselves to the audience. A rousing song from "Myrtle" in the bar naturally started the show proper before we were moved into the main set which was Gatsby's mansion. The audience were all guests at the party and the interaction between the strong clearly spoken cast and the audience was unique. After an initial dancing class in which everyone was encouraged to embrace the complexities of Charleston (or "Chair-stone for the less mobile) different "sub-groups" of the audience were taken into different rooms as different parts of the plot were developed without losing track of the overall story. The pathos of Gatsby's unrequited love for Daisy and George Wilson's betrayed love of Myrtle brought a moving silence to the end of an extraordinary production very cleverly engineered without conventional seats and stage. We would like to go back again and join a different "sub-group" for a different perspective...
Mike Jones
Feb 10, 2019
I booked this on a whim to take my wife to a show in London and clearly didn't read the description. We arrived in Jeans and Trainers (perfect attire for having walked around the city all day) and felt under dressed and actually disappointed that we hadn't 'dolled up to the 9s'. The explanation of this being an immersive experience had my wife's social anxiety going through the roof but it needn't have. It was one the best experiences we've ever had and the immersion was anything but an invasion of personal space (as promised in the "house rules"). The show was amazing and the acting brilliant and honestly we left feeling the only thing that could have made it better was us being dressed to be more participative. We're even talking about going again!
Andy
Feb 7, 2019
Maybe not enough clear focus on the story - a bit confusing
Daisy Buchanan
Feb 4, 2019
It was really nice and fun definitely worth checking it out and dressing up was super fun. If you love the roaring 20s this is for you make sure to dress the part. However the drinks were too expensive and not much variety also its a lot of standing not much seats available but still good!
Anonymous
Feb 4, 2019
Loved it From the moment we stepped into the cafe it was a fantastic experience with everyone we came across in character, from the doorman to bar staff and of course the cast mingling with everyone. Then when the show began, the interaction with the audience was a new experience for me and just felt part of the show, in the show.
David & Louise x
Dec 30, 2018
What an experience!! From the moment you enter the show you are indulged in the 1920's era and the place comes alive. The actors are amazing and take on the roles of each character remarkably well. We followed Gatsby for the first part, then Mirtle and then Daisy. It was such a great day. We dressed up and felt like we were part of the crowd, we'd highly recommend joining in with the outfits! All in all we had one of our best days out in London. Highly recommended and 5 star quality!!
Robert and Jenny
Dec 25, 2018
An amazing night of immersion theatre. Invest some time in either reading the book or seeing Baz Lurhmanns film before going and you'll be handsomely rewarded by this production. Also, since you are paying for an immersive experience, make the effort to dress up. The scenes take place in a variety of settings that have carefully crafted to create the atmosphere of the era. You'll be taken on one of many possible theatrical experiences. The entire premise relies on the duality of your own knowledge of the film/book, you'll need to be aware that as you are watching your scene others will be taking place that you will not see, but the chronology moves on. Embrace it, accept it, and enjoy the ride. At various points guests are given tasks, small groups are extracted and returned to other scenes. The dynamic is fluid which adds to the experience. Even during the interval, minor interactions take place. Don't worry, it all comes together at the end and you leave thoroughly entertained. Ignore the negative reviews, the avant guarde are often misjudged. The rules of theatre are being broken and the audiences are all the better for it.
Lola Delafuente
Dec 21, 2018
The show was amazing and unlike anything I have ever seen, having read reviews previously about people being too drunk and the show being rude, I was sceptical. The show exceeded all of my expectations and you must go and see, I will be returning next year!!
Samantha
Dec 14, 2018
Couldn't recommend enough! Had the most fun night with the girls, we really felt part of the show and loved how we got to interact with the actors and see the story unfold! Would definitely recommend dressing up, it really adds to the fun! Will definitely be back!!
Samantha
Dec 14, 2018
Couldn't recommend enough! Had the most fun night with the girls, we really felt part of the show and loved how we got to interact with the actors and see the story unfold! Would definitely recommend dressing up, it really adds to the fun! Will definitely be back!!
Margo
Nov 29, 2018
Unfortunately can't recommend this play. Even though it's a good idea and the actors are not bad. The venue is completely miserable Wearhouse let's face it. Therefore it was freezing cold so we kept our coats on for the 2 hours and were still freezing. The décor was so cheap sadly it was very far from glamorous. Our dresses cost more than the whole decor all together. The costumes of the actresses who supported to play rich girls were pathetic, I felt sorry for their looks. It was unnecessary stretched in 2 hours show. It was mostly us dancing, like a few times became boring the third time sorry! Do not pay full price for tickets, closer to the dates tickets go half price. It's a robery for what it is at the moment anyway. The very positive reviews fulled me to go see it, I wonder if they are fake reviews
Gatsby fan
Nov 18, 2018
Such good performances from everyone , audience participation really well done actually felt they wanted your thoughts on issues going on around you :) A don’t miss performance 🤗🤗
Hannah
Nov 15, 2018
What a fantastic night! Amazing show! Interesting take on theatre. The cast were fantastic. Defiantly a great girls night out or even a date night.. Dress up and have fun!
molis
Nov 15, 2018
Very average. Good thing got half price tickets, otherwise it would have been a waste of money
E
Nov 12, 2018
I had such an amazing time with this performance, you can really feel how much effort and detail has been poured into it. I take my hat off to all the actors, immersive theatre can be tough depending on what your audience is like but they rolled with everything they were given. The set is astounding, your beautiful surroundings combined with the way the original story had been adapted truly made you feel you were a part of things, this was furthered even more so by each audience member having a completely different experience depending on which room they went to. My one tiny criticism was that to me, act 2 - especially towards the end, felt far less immersive and more like watching a traditional performance in a round, however, this is probably due to the original story being hard to keep set in one location.
Juju
Nov 5, 2018
Amazing actors and incredible experience! You must go!
Ran
Oct 29, 2018
Amazing experience, must see
Dave
Oct 27, 2018
The interactive approach means you have front row seats all night!
Victoria
Oct 22, 2018
A great night out that I would definitely repeat.
Gabbi
Oct 18, 2018
Absolutely brilliant show; more like a true night out than theatre. Enjoyed it thoroughly 😊 Don’t forget to dress in 1920ties!
Eleanor
Oct 11, 2018
Excellent nights entertainment. it really feels like your at Gatsby's mansion. All the actors made it very real involving everyone in the plot. The actress who played Jordan baker was exceptional a real live wire. the actors who played Tom Baker , Jay Gatsby & George were fabulous. The dancing singing & speak easy bar made it all very authentic. Dress for the era and time travel.
Paddy
Oct 6, 2018
Great interactive experience and amazing acting! An amazing night!
Susanna
Sep 29, 2018
Just like Nick said, in this experience I felt like I was really within and without the show/party. I really enjoyed it, the Actors were great, perfect in their roles.