The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at C ARTS | C venues | C aquila. It has 11 performances listed, running from Wed 5 Aug, 19:00 to Sat 15 Aug, 19:00. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Fitzgerald’s classic is reimagined for the Edinburgh Fringe in a bold, multi-perspective adaptation that shatters the myth of the American Dream. Told through shifting viewpoints, the story unfolds in dynamic vignettes seamlessly stitched together. An immersive party atmosphere give ways to moments of raw intimacy, revealing the contradictions, illusions and social barriers that drive – and destroy – its characters. As desire, wealth and identity collide, the pace builds relentlessly toward the devastating deaths of three central figures, exposing the true cost of dreaming too big.
Details
- Venue: C ARTS | C venues | C aquila
- Space: temple
- Genre: THEATRE, Adaptation, Storytelling
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 75 minutes
- Room size: about 85 seats (temple) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 11, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Stair-lift with folding seat from ground floor foyer (requires transfer from wheelchair to stair-lift chair at ground level, transfer from one stair-lift chair to another at first floor level, second stair lift stair-lift with folding seat from first floor to second floor, then transfer back to wheelchair at second floor). Staff can carry an unoccupied small or folding manual wheelchair up the stairs while the wheelchair user uses the seated stair lift. Electric wheelchairs, heavy wheelchairs and bulky wheelchairs cannot be carried upstairs. If not taking the stair lift the space is accessed by two half flights and one full flight of stairs. Stairs: 20+ Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 2 published reviews and 21 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
F Scott Fitzgerald’s beloved 1925 novel of dreams, desire and disillusionment in the American Jazz Age has proved strangely resistant to dramatic treatment, perhaps in large part because of the dream-like atmosphere…
A familiar Gatsby with plenty of Roaring Twenties flair
— The Wee Review (4 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Wed 5 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Thu 6 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £12.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £14.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £16.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 19:00 — Already performed — £16.00