Gaslight
By Patrick Hamilton
March 8-11 and 15-18
The Cellar Theatre, University of Sydney
“You are not going out of your mind, Mrs Manningham. You are slowly, methodically, systematically being driven out of your mind.”
Patrick Hamilton’s ‘Gaslight,’ written in 1938, is a thriller set in Victorian London. The play explores the psychologically intense and disturbing relationship between the newly married Manninghams. As the play progresses, we see the extent of this emotional manipulation as Bella Manningham, with the help of private investigator Kate Rough, uncovers her husband’s dark secret and attempts to take him down.
With: Caitlin Williams, Jasmine Cavanough, Anita Donovan, Imogen King & Josh Shediak.
Crew:
Director: Max Baume
Producer: Tess Green
Set Designer: Christopher Wale
Costume Designer: Imogen King
Lighting Consultant: Adam Waldman
Property Master: Bronwyn Hicks
Photography and Publicity: Kate Cornish
Acting/Voice: Charlie Jones
Dramaturg: Nadia Bracegirdle
Honi Soit review
“… mystery, tension and warped reality are brought to resolution.”
