A large ensemble fills the stage with arms raised under red, green, and white concert lighting, with the audience visible from the back of the theatre.

Troxy2025

The Gay Gatsby

The Production

The London Gay Men’s Chorus’s The Gay Gatsby was a Roaring Twenties-inspired concert at Troxy, blending Jerome Kern and Cole Porter with musical theatre and postmodern-jukebox-style contemporary numbers. The 200-strong chorus appeared with dancers, special guests and a live band in Troxy’s art-deco setting.

44 photographs in the curated edit

Commissioned by: London Gay Men’s Chorus
Artistic Director: Simon Sharp
Musical Director: Simon Sharp
Photography: Steve Gregson

A solo performer in a black corset and small hat stands in a tight spotlight, mouth open as if singing against a dark stage.

An ensemble in pale pink, white, and pastel costumes crowds tiered risers under red lighting, with feather boas and sequins creating a cabaret-like atmosphere.

Six performers sit spaced across the front of the stage beneath tall white spotlights, with a black-clad chorus dimly visible on risers behind them.

Three performers near the front of a crowded ensemble sing under saturated red light, wearing ruffled tulle, white mesh, and a pale blue satin shirt.

From the back of the auditorium, a small group performs onstage before a curtain washed green, yellow, and red, with the audience and sound desk in view.

A singer in a purple embellished gown holds a handheld microphone and gestures outward, with a lit keyboard or piano behind her.

A side-stage view shows a large ensemble lined across the stage, many pointing or reaching upward under strong blue beams and haze.

A tightly packed black-clad ensemble sings on tiered risers, faces animated and hands lifted in synchronized gestures.

A performer in a black sleeveless costume with white ruffled collar and cuffs covers part of their painted face with splayed hands in a sharp spotlight.

A large ensemble fills tiered risers, waving colorful scarves under multicolored stage lights as a conductor stands silhouetted at the front.

An older man with white hair and glasses talks closely with someone in a crowded, softly lit theatre space, holding a plastic cup.

A large cast stands across tiered risers in pale costumes, facing a conductor under vivid magenta overhead lighting.

A seated performer in dramatic makeup and a sheer black top holds one hand to their chest in a tight spotlight against a dark stage.

A glamorous singer in a beaded black gown stands center stage with a microphone as surrounding performers lean toward her with outstretched arms.

Performers in black sit in a front row while a large chorus stands behind them on risers beneath blue-purple beams and haze.

A bald performer in black sings or calls out with hands raised, with blurred performers in white and bright pink costumes behind him.

A brightly dressed front line of performers sings and gestures before a large ensemble on risers waving red and white scarves under smoky stage lights.

Six performers sit spaced across the front of a dark stage under narrow blue spotlights, with a piano faintly visible behind them.

A close group of performers in pastel and white costumes sing together, including a central figure in a white suit and others in ruffles and shiny fabrics.

A large ensemble in black performs on tiered risers under sweeping white spotlights, with a conductor centered in front and audience silhouettes below.

A solo performer in a sparkling dark gown sings into a handheld microphone under vivid purple stage lighting.

A large chorus in white shirts and suspenders leans together on risers as a conductor faces them under red stage light.

A brightly costumed ensemble fills the stage in a high-energy number, framed by strong overhead spotlights and a standing audience in silhouette.

Four performers in black sit and pose at the front of the stage, with the central shirtless performer leaning forward theatrically under a tight spotlight.

A chorus in white shirts and black suspenders sings on tiered risers while a conductor leads from the foreground in blue lighting.

A large ensemble in pale costumes sings across tiered risers under saturated red lights, with a conductor at the front and musicians partly visible below.

A small group of performers in black-and-white costumes strikes a symmetrical pose around a central performer in a black skirt before a grey curtain.

A close group of performers in white shirts and suspenders sings expressively at the front of the stage, with more chorus members dimly visible behind.

From the back of a large auditorium, the audience faces a purple-lit stage where an ensemble performs on risers beneath an ornate proscenium.

Five performers in pale pink, white and blue costumes pose closely with feather boas and gloves, singing or gesturing under warm stage light.

A large ensemble fills the stage on risers under red lighting, holding red, white and blue streamers overhead while brightly costumed performers pose across the front.

A wide stage view shows a pastel-clad ensemble lined across the front with a conductor centered below blue spotlights and audience silhouettes in the foreground.

A large black-clad chorus stands on risers, many raising fists or silver strands, with a conductor facing them from the front under white and green stage lights.

Performers in green, gold and black gather in a celebratory cluster around a central performer lifting a small star, against a curtain lit green to red.

A large ensemble in shimmering green, gold and patterned costumes sings on risers through light haze, packed closely across the stage.

A full-stage ensemble raises their arms beneath bright white beams and purple wash lighting, with a conductor centered at the front.

Under blue and purple spotlights, a black-clad chorus sings on risers while dancers in the foreground reach outward in a dynamic group pose.

A black-clad chorus stands on risers under blue, white and red lighting, with a conductor centered before several empty chairs.

Blue haze and beams surround an ensemble in green and gold costumes on risers, singing toward a conductor at center front.

A large ensemble fills the stage with arms raised in a jubilant finale pose under red, green, and white concert lighting, with audience silhouettes in the foreground.

A large ensemble in mostly white shirts and black trousers stands in rows, with one performer alone at the front under two bright spotlights in a dark, dramatic stage picture.

A large, brightly costumed ensemble cheers with arms lifted across a wide stage, lit by smoky overhead spotlights as the audience raises hands below.

A close view of the ensemble singing in festive, glittering red, green, and gold costumes, with a conductor at a piano facing them amid hazy stage light.

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