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GATSBY at The Green Light

Caper & Crow
The StorytellersA Party for YouQueensland PremiereCabaretCircusDance
Presented by Brisbane Festival in association with Blackbird Brisbane and Twelfth Night Theatre
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Get ready to party like it’s 1925!

Experience a sparkling world inspired by Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby, where the parties of the 1920s meet with the 2020s.

Get ready to be outrageously entertained through the prism of cabaret, variety, and contemporary music. Take your seat at The Green Light, the hottest club in town — owned by none other than the great Gatsby himself. It’s an electrifying establishment radiating extravagance, vitality, and abandon, built in the pursuit of love.

Sip on a delightfully infused gin martini as you find yourself captivated by extraordinary aerial displays, an electric soundtrack, awe-inspiring vocals, mesmerising choreography, and resplendent costumes. These ageless vaudeville acts have been reimagined to cast a spell over the ultimate summer soirée.

Celebrate the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby and get ready to party like it’s 1925 as the curtains rise on a new age of old-world splendour. In a glorious revival of grandeur, Brisbane’s beloved Twelfth Night Theatre reawakens as a jewel of the city's cabaret scene and is transformed into The Green Light. The iconic venue has been reimagined and reinvigorated as a jazz age club fit for Fitzgerald and Gatsby alike.

Among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars, a dazzling experience at The Green Light awaits...

Dates & Times

2 - 28 Sep

Duration: 75 mins, no interval

Prices & Ticket Info

PEAK
Cab Table seat - $169
Stalls - $89
Restricted Vis - $79
ART Discount - $71

OFF-PEAK
Cab-Table seat - $155
Stalls - $79
Restricted Vis - $69
ART Discount - $63.20

Accessibility

  • 75% Visual Content
  • Audio Described
  • Wheelchair Access

Important Info

Suitable for Mature Audiences. Cabarete tables 18+ only. Stalls recommended for 16+ at parental discretion.

Production may contain Haze, Strobe Light Effects, Smoke, Coarse Language, Partial Nudity, Adult Content and Themes. May include simulated smoking and drug use. Classification and warnings are subject to change.

Credits

Craig Ilott - Co Creator and Director

Stuart Couzens - Co Creator and Designer

Kim Moyes - Music Director

Matt Marshall - Lighting Designer

Lucas Newland - Choreographer

Alfred: Renier Jansen van Vuuren and Stuart Couzens - Set Design

Alfred: Mason Browne and Rose Jurd - Costume Design

Image by Daniel Boud

World Premiere presented by the Sydney Opera House

Supported By

This project is supported through the Giving Program by the 24kWealth Gatsby Syndicate.

Reviews

★★★★ ½
An “exhilarating, sensual evening of aerial wizardry, vaudeville, and dance set in a 1920’s bar”

Dennis Clements (Arts Hub)

★★★★
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s tale of prohibition-era excess, wealth and impossible romance, is the springboard for a sexy, exuberant cabaret that sizzles with physical energy.

Joyce Morgan (Sydney Morning Herald)

Partners

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Brisbane Festival expresses deep respect to and acknowledges the First People of this Country.