May 2011 – Gaslight

  • Playwright – Patrick Hamilton
  • Location – Harrogate Theatre Main Stage
  • Director – Chris Rawson

Cast

  • Bella Manningham – Rachel Conyers
  • Jack Manningham – Robert Goldsborough
  • Rough – Stuart Kellett
  • Elizabeth – Sue Rawson
  • Nancy – Catherine Bonello

All is not well at the home of Jack and Bella Manningham. For some unaccountable reason the light from the gas lamps starts dipping in a sinister way.

Why, wonders Bella? Is she imagining it ? Or is she going mad ? Because that’s what husband Jack thinks. And why does Jack keep leaving the house without telling her why he’s leaving or where he’s going?

Bella’s in torment until the sudden appearance at the door of a man called Rough. Will he convince her she’s mad or will he bring her to quite a different and frightening conclusion?

Creepy goings-on in fog-bound Victorian London. Goings-on to ensure you will stay on the edge of your seat as this classic melodrama unfolds.