Noel Coward theatre, LondonI have spent much of my life attacking adaptations. But the glory of this show, created and performed by New York's Elevator Repair Service, is that it is no cut-and-paste job but a complete rendering of Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Spanning eight hours, it preserves the haunting rhythms of Fitzgerald's prose and sustains his narrative dynamic. It's not flawless but it's memorable.T…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM on June 14, 2012