King's Head, London: The crafting of F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby into a piece of musical theatre was never going to be a straightforward task. At face value this jazz age novel practically screams out for musical treatment but a woeful lack of sympathetic characters, a deeply flawed hero and a bleak ending are massive obstacles to overcome in song. Read the full review
SOURCE: The Stage at 06:07AM on August 13, 2012