Event info
Start Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: £15.00 Concessions: £13.00
Description
"I knew from the first moment I saw you that you were dangerous to me"
The suave and confident Jack Manningham seems to live a comfortable life with his wife Bella. But a quiet malevolence and casual misogyny lurks beneath the surface.
As Mrs Manningham begins to doubt her own sanity, Inspector Rough appears. Is Bella really losing her grip on reality, or is there something altogether more sinister happening …?
Written in 1938, this psychological thriller of manipulation and control in a toxic marriage remains alarmingly relevant, with the term 'gaslighting' being used last month in a High Court ruling for the first time.
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This amateur production of Gaslight is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.
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Cast
Mrs Manningham: Catherine Ellis
Mr Manningham: Sam Hinton
Rough: Stuart Douglas
Elizabeth: Valerie Russell
Nancy: Emily Jeffrey
Policeman 1: Mark Buckley
Policeman 2: Charlie Hope
Understudy: Maggie Childs
Production Team
Director: Gordon Russell
Assistant Director: Tracey Lucas
Stage Manager: Pamela Birleson
Assistant Stage Manager: Barbara Edmundson
Lighting and Sound Design: Tim Swinton
Lighting and Sound Operation: Tim Swinton, Glen Maddison
Set Design: Tim Swinton
Set Builders: Alan Potts, Josh Gray, Stewart Dives, Raymond Bilinski, Gordon Russell
Set Painting and Dressing: Kaila Moyers
Properties: Cathrine Moore, Barbara Edmundson, Lauren Allison
Wardrobe: Sarah Pearson
Rehearsal Prompt: Pamela Birleson
With thanks to the celebrated artist William Rees BEM for "the picture" and to the Little Theatre Gateshead for various additional props.
