F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby (adapted for the stage by Simon Levy)
Playwright Simon Levy does a beautiful job of distilling Fitzgerald's sometimes fussy prose. Levy's combination of narration, dialogue and action delivers most of what is best in the novel…a brilliant distillation. --Seattle Post-IntelligencerBy the end of the evening, there was a longing to see it again. And then again ... This adaptation by Simon Levy clearly understood that Fitzgerald s words are sacred and can t be improved upon. What was added, deleted or changed to adapt the story to the stage was so faithful to Fitzgerald that it became seamless ... Expectations were far exceeded. --The Arizona Daily StarSomewhere out there, Jay Gatsby is smiling one of those enigmatic smiles, with everything and nothing behind it. Yes, old sport, Gatsby is saying, that s about right. That s about right. Surely, that smiling sign of approval would be Gatsby s suitably understated take on Simon Levy s adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald s The Great Gatsby ... a beautifully crafted interpretation of the 1925 novel which defined the Jazz Age ... This is indeed a grand Gatsby. --The London Free Press