Gatsby in Pitlochry and Derby

Elizabeth Newman, Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres, has adapted F Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, which is now 100 years old, for the stage for the theatre she recently left, Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

It will be co-produced by Derby Theatre, where it will also open that venue’s 50th anniversary season, and will by directed by Derby’s Artistic Director, Sarah Brigham.

BTG Editor David Chadderton spoke to Sarah and Elizabeth about the production, the story’s continuing appeal and how their adaptation works, as well as about Derby’s anniversary, Elizabeth’s move from Scotland to South Yorkshire… and snooker.

Elizabeth Newman’s adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, directed by Sarah Brigham, will run as part of the summer repertory season at Pitlochry Festival Theatre in Scotland from 27 June to 25 September 2025 before transferring to Derby Theatre from 3 to 25 October.