April 1997

Gaslight

a play by Patrick Hamilton
Directed by Andy Rushman

Gaslight focuses on a seemingly normal couple, the Manninghams. It turns out that the suave Jack Manningham is slowly torturing his wife, Bella, into insanity under the guise of kindness. Soon, Bella is visited by a Scotland Yard inspector, Roughy. He convinces her that her husband is a maniacal criminal wanted for a murder committed 15-years-ago. Bella gains confidence in herslf as she and the inspector work together to build up evidence against Jack.

Cast

Mrs Manningham	Anita Rushman
Mr Manningham	Paul Burrows
Rough	Keith Povey
Elizabeth	Virginia Holmes
Nancy	Sarah Williams