GATSBY: The Dining Experience
2 - 24 February 2024
Immerse yourself in an evening of indulgence at GATSBY: The Dining Experience.
This decadent ‘dinner and show’ experience kicks off with a delicious three-course set dinner with sides and paired wines, in one of the Opera House’s most intimate and hidden spaces.
After dinner take your seat at The Green Light, the hottest club in town – owned by none other than the great Gatsby himself. It’s an electrifying establishment radiating extravagance, vitality and abandon, built in the pursuit of love.
This is a small group shared dining experience limited to only 20 people per evening. For over 18 years only due to the inclusion of alcohol in the experience.
GATSBY: The Dinner Party runs Friday and Saturday evenings from 2 - 24 February 2024 (excluding Friday 16 February).
| Date | Time |
| Friday 2 February 2024 | 6:15pm |
| Saturday 3 February 2024 | 6:15pm |
| Friday 9 February 2024 | 6:15pm |
| Saturday 10 February 2024 | 6:15pm |
| Saturday 17 February 2024 | 6:15pm |
| Friday 23 February 2024 | 6:15pm |
| Saturday 24 February 2024 | 6:15pm |
| GATSBY: The Dinner Party Experience | Price |
The Dinner Party GATSBY Ticket | $320 per person |
Experience for over 18 years only due to the inclusion of alcohol in the experience.
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
The only authorised ticket agency for this event is Sydney Opera House. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:
- A three-course set dinner menu with entrée, main and dessert accompanied with sides and paired wines. A glass of non-vintage sparkling wine on arrival. Set vegetarian menu and non-alcoholic options available.
- One Premium ticket to GATSBY at The Green Light (best available floor seating). Does not include food and beverage.
The experience begins at 6.15pm from The Lounge where you will be greeted by a member of the Sydney Opera House's Welcome Team. They will provide you with your performance ticket before leading you to our new private dining space where you'll enjoy a delicious three-course dinner with sides and paired wines. From there you will be escorted to the Studio for GATSBY at The Green Light.
Note this is an small group shared dining experience limited to only 20 people per evening.
Dinner is a set menu. A vegetarian set menu is also available. Please select either a standard or vegetarian menu at time of booking. Please email any dietary requirements to tourismbookings@sydneyoperahouse.com once you have booked the experience. Unfortunately, dietary requirements are unable to be accommodated on the evening.
Performance tickets are to be collected on the night of the performance from the Welcome Team at the scheduled meet & greet time of 6.15 pm or will be forwarded to the Studio Box office for collection.
Cancellation Policy
- No cancellations. Tickets may be exchanged - please contact the Reservations team at the Sydney Opera House at tourismbookings@sydneyoperahouse.com
- Non-arrival and late arrivals is equivalent to the total booked package price.
- Sydney Opera House reserves the right to amend your booking if a computer, website or system error results in the display or communication of an incorrect price or other incorrect details relating to your booking. We will advise you as soon as possible in the event of such an error.
- Please see Sydney Opera House Trust ticket terms and conditions for cancellations or tickets exchange. Fees may apply.
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Wheelchair accessible
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Run time
The experience is approximately 3 hours.
- The three-course dinner is 1 hour and 45 minutes
- Duration of GATSBY at The Green Light performance is 75 minutes
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Please note that GATSBY at The Green Light is suitable for Mature Audiences. Production may contain Haze, Strobe Light Effects, Smoke, Partial Nudity, Adult Content and Themes. Classification and warnings are subject to change.
Age
This experience for those over 18 years only.
Location
Guests to meet at The Lounge before being led to our newest intimate space for dinner.
The Lounge is located in the Main Box Office Foyer on level 1 of the Opera House. Please enter via under the Monumental Steps.
This is a set menu. A vegetarian set menu is also available. Please select standard or vegetarian menu at time of booking.
Please email any dietary requirements to tourismbookings@sydneyoperahouse.com once you have booked the experience. Unfortunately, dietary requirements are unable to be accommodated on the evening.
STANDARD MENU
Damper
Infused with native herbs, eucalyptus whipped butter (v)
Entrée
Bush tomato gazpacho, indigenous herbs, dark rye bread
Main
Smoked blue gum barramundi, Chardonnay vinegar mash, lemon aspen white wine cream sauce (gf)
Side
Mixed leaves, orange, tiny tom tomatoes, cucumber, roasted capsicum, riberry vinaigrette dressing (gf, vn)
Dessert
Strawberry gum panna cotta, roasted pepitas, sunflower seeds, poached strawberries (vn, gf)
VEGETARIAN MENU
Damper
Infused with native herbs, eucalyptus whipped butter (v)
Entrée
Bush tomato gazpacho, indigenous herbs, dark rye bread
Main
Pumpkin & chickpea pithivier, mushroom velouté (vn)
Side
Mixed leaves, orange, tiny tom tomatoes, cucumber, roasted capsicum, riberry vinaigrette dressing (gf, vn)
Dessert
Strawberry gum panna cotta, roasted pepitas, sunflower seeds, poached strawberries (vn, gf)
Book GATSBY: The Dinner Party through the book now button on this page.
Dinner is a set menu of either a standard or vegetarian meal. Please select either a standard or vegetarian menu at time of booking.
Please email any dietary requirements to tourismbookings@sydneyoperahouse.com once you have booked the experience. Unfortunately, dietary requirements are unable to be accommodated on the evening.
If you can no longer attend, please get in touch with our Reservation team on 02 9250 7250 or tourismbookings@sydneyoperahouse.com
A night of opulence
Immerse yourself in an evening of opulence at GATSBY: The Dining Experience. It begins with an indulgent three-course set dinner curated by acclaimed chef Mark Olive, showcasing indigenous Australian flavours. Each course is complemented by paired wines, creating a gastronomic journey set inside one of the Opera House's most intimate and hidden spaces.
After dinner you’ll head to The Green Light, Gatsby’s exclusive club. Owned by the legendary Gatsby himself, experience a sparkling world inspired by Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby, where the parties of the 1920s meet with 2020s. Get ready to be outrageously entertained through the prism of cabaret, variety, and contemporary music. It’s an electrifying establishment radiating extravagance, vitality and abandon, built in the pursuit of love.
Sydney Opera House and Caper & Crow Present
GATSBY: At The Green Light
Experience a sparkling world inspired by Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby, where the parties of the 1920s meet with 2020s. Get ready to be outrageously entertained through the prism of cabaret, variety, and contemporary music.
Other information
Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six min walk to the Opera House.
Covid-safe information
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We’re committed to making your experience safe, comfortable and enjoyable, with a number of measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. We remind our audiences and visitors to please stay home if you feel unwell. If you need to discuss your ticketing or booking options, contact our Box Office team on 02 9250 7777.
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We have a number of safety measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. While face masks are no longer required, we ask all our patrons and visitors to practise good hygiene. Please stay home if you feel unwell and read more about our flexible ticket options.
The Sydney Opera House no longer requires patrons to show that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.
In accordance with our venue security procedures, Opera House security will be scanning and checking bags under the Monumental Stairs, prior to entering the building. Bags will be scanned by an x-ray machine, and staff will wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling your belongings, such as gloves. Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 60 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. However it is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly to minimise contact and queuing. Any bags larger than an A4 piece of paper will need to be checked into the Cloak Room.
The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency such as Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or any other unauthorised seller, you risk that these tickets are fake, void or have previously been cancelled. RESALE RESTRICTION APPLIES. For more details, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Attendance at Events.
Please contact Box Office on 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues. Opera Bar, Opera Kitchen and Portside are also available for you to enjoy.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
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