The Great Gatsby, by F Scott Fitzgerald
Mon 18 May
|Players Theatre
Love, jazz, parties, jealousy: sparkles and drama abound in 1920s Long Island! A 100-year-old classic story presented for the first time by the 100-year-old Cheadle Players Dramatic society.
Time & Location
18 May 2026, 19:45 – 22:00
Players Theatre, Anfield Rd, Cheadle Hulme, Cheadle SK8 5EX, UK
About the event
Directed by Robert Derry
By F. Scott Fitzgerald. Adapted for the stage by Robert Derry
Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, writer and audience surrogate Nick Carraway meets Jay Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire with an obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan. He attempts to lure her away from her husband Tom with lavish parties and an ever present green light on the pier, but his own complex past and his inability to articulate his feelings complicate his plans. An enduring story of love, jealousy, class, wealth and extravagance, through the lens of young Americans in the early 20th Century.
Fitzgerald's story of unrequited love has shaped how we see the 1920s Jazz Age and is now seen as a pillar of the great American novel tradition. It was first published in 1925 (the same year that Player's Dramatic Society formed!) and…