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Gatz to deliver every word of The Great Gatsby on West End stage

published Wed, Feb 08 2012 09:43 GMT
F Scott Fitzgerald novel in eight hours – play comes to London after sellout runs and ecstatic reviews around the worldAn eight-hour long play looks set to become one of the most talked-about theatrical events of the year when it comes to London's West End in June. Gatz sees a cast of 13 perform every word of F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby – a premise that sounds indigestible on paper yet has performed around the world to sell-out audiences and ecstatic reviews.The New York Times's chief theatre critic, Ben Brantley, described it as "the most remarkable achievement in theatre not only of this year but also of this decade"."We've always had an interest in creating shows that weren't meant ...

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