FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR F. SCOTT FITZGERALD’S
THE GREAT GATSBY
IN AN IMMERSIVE PRODUCTION AT THE DOLPHIN HOTEL
A Theatr Clwyd and Guild of Misrule co-production
In partnership with The Dolphin Hotel
The Great Gatsby
Adapted and Directed by Alexander Wright
Created by The Original Company
Designer: Heledd Rees, Lighting Designer: Ric Mountjoy
Choreographer: Holly Beasley-Garrigan, Sound Designer: Phil Grainger
Theatr Clwyd, and Guild of Misrule today announce the full cast for an immersive production of The Great Gatsby in an adaptation from Alexander Wright. Opening at The Dolphin Hotel, prior to the building being extended and completely refurbished before re-opening in 2019, Wright will direct Oliver Towse in the role of Jay Gatsby and he will be joined by Matthew Churcher (George Wilson), Jake Ferretti (Tom Buchanan), Zoe Hakin (Jordan Baker), Michael Lambourne (Nick Carraway), Amie Burns Walker (Daisy) and Bethan Rose Young (Myrtle Wilson) alongside a nine-strong community chorus.
It’s the roaring twenties and you’re invited to Jay Gatsby’s party and that’s not an invite you want to turn down. Slip on your dancing shoes and watch the story unfold around you as you step into F Scott Fitzgerald’s seminal jazz-age novel.
In this immersive theatre show, you can physically explore Gatsby’s 1920s red hot jazz world. Housed at The Dolphin Hotel in Mold, you can dress up for the show and dance (if you want!) or simply sit at the bar with a cocktail and allow yourself to be absorbed into the story!
Alexander Wright directs and has adapted this production. He is Artistic Director of The Flanagan Collective where his credits include Romeo & Juliet and Frankenstein. Further credits include The Great Gatsby and NeverLand (The Guild of Misrule) and Metamorphosis, The Trial, Macbeth and The Beggar’s Opera for the award-winning company Belt Up Theatre, of which he is one of the four founding directors. As a playwright his work has been performed across the UK, Australia and the US. His writing includes Fable, The Boy James, Some Small Love Story, Therapy, NeverLand, Snakes & Giants and From the Mouths Of The Gods. His other adaptations for the stage include Frankenstein, A Christmas Carol, Antigone and Sherlock Holmes.
Matthew Churcher plays George Wilson. Recent theatre credits include Jane Eyre (National Theatre/Bristol Old Vic), All or Nothing (UK tour) This Might Be It (Theatre N16), War Horse (National Theatre) and 60 Hugs(Frantic Assembly).
Jake Ferretti plays Tom Buchanan. His theatre credits include Stay Happy Keep Smiling (53Two Manchester), Sleepless (Shoreditch Town Hall), Much Ado About Nothing (Stafford Gatehouse Theatre), Polly (Theatre503), One Minute (Waterloo Vaults), Fijiland (Oxford Playhouse), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time(Apollo Theatre/National Theatre), The Kitchen (National Theatre), The Wind Doesn’t Sing, Graceland, Pygmalion (The Old Vic) and Enjoy (Gielgud Theatre). Television credits include Kiss of Death and Sense and Sensibility. For film his credits include The Other Boleyn Girl.
Zoe Hakin plays Jordan Baker. Recent theatre credits include Cow Juice (Northern Stage), After the Ice(Queen’s Hall Theatre, Hexham), The End, Break Free, Choirplay, John Johnson and the Liberal Luddite (Live Theatre, Newcastle), Camden Carter, Home Free, Continuum (Alphabetti Theatre) and The Big Time (The Customs House, South Shields). Her television credits include Inside Out and Boy Meets Girl.
Michael Lambourne reprises his role as Nick Carraway. His theatre credits include Great Expectations (Derby Playhouse), The Tempest (The Flanagan Collective), The Railway Children, The Wind in the Willows, See How They Run and The Legend of King Arthur (York Theatre Royal) and Notes For First Time Astronauts (Pilot Theatre). Television includes In The Dark, Chucklevision and Ye Olde Dragons’ Den.
Oliver Towse plays Jay Gatsby. Recent theatre credits include The Tempest (RSC), A Midsummer Night’s Dream(Dream East), Shakespeare at the O2 (Grassroots Shakespeare), Play On (Barbican), Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (St James’ Studio) and Captive Audience (House of Tomen).
Amie Burns Walker reprises her role as Daisy. Recent theatre credits include The Lumberjills (Dalby Forest), Dr. Strangelove (Secret Cinema), Romeo and Juliet (York Theatre Royal), Little Red Riding Hood and Lady Chatterley’s Lover (Hull Truck Theatre), The Comedy of Errors, The Tempest and Twelfth Night (RSC) and Pericles (Glasgow Rep). Her film credits include Macbeth and The Return.
Bethan Rose Young plays Myrtle Wilson. Recent theatre credits include White Sky (Royal Court Theatre), Cosy(Wales Millennium Centre) and Dead Born Grow (Frantic Assembly). For television her credits include Rownd a Rownd and for film, her credits include Traumen and Pride.
THE GREAT GATSBY Listing
The Dolphin Hotel
86-88 High St, Mold CH7 1BH
Thursday 22 February – Sunday 25 March
Box Office at Theatr Clwyd: 01352 701521
Tickets £25 – £10
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