Immersive LDN – until May 2020
Reviewed by Heather Chalkley
5*****
Director Alexander Wright and his creatives have produced an immersible experience like no other! It’s the longest running immersive experience for very good reason. Go dressed up and prepared to join in. Become part of the 1920’s jazz age and enjoy the hospitality of J Gatsby himself!
A multi talented cast that can sing, dance and shed a tear in the right places are combined with an immense building with intricately staged 1920’s sets. A wide open party space for the main scenes and to get everyone doing the Charleston, complemented by intimate rooms for those heart to heart scenes, including a game of truth or dare and charades! It was impressive that whilst amongst the hubbub the players were able to dig so deep, delivering their lines with power, passion and tenderness. Nick’s (James Carraway) soliloquy’s stopped the audience in their tracks, providing narrative to the main story line. Daisy (Lucinda Turner) connected with you making you part of the story, particularly in the dressing room. George’s (Tendai Humphrey Sitima) song of mourning touched your very soul. My favourite scene is the tea date set up by Nick (Carraway) to get Gatsby (Oliver Towse) and Daisy (Turner) alone together. Intense, funny and beautifully done.
I loved every minute of it. F.Scott Fitzgerald’s familiar story has been done justice by The Company.