Gaslight (1972)
Designed & Directed by D'Auvergne Barnard
Performances: Sun 23rd & Tues 25th - Sat 30th September 1972, Theatre
Contents
Introduction
Text about the play
Cast
- John Manningham - Colm O'Neill credited as Colin O'Neill
- Bella Manningham - Margaret Barnard
- Elizabeth - Valerie Westby
- Nancy - Sarah Saunders
- Rough - John Lyne
Crew
- Stage Manager - Ray Seaton
- Assistant Stage Managers - Jenifer Richards, Sheila Harris & Tony Rapson
- Lighting - Clarence Llewellyn-Smith
- Sound - Dorothy Ramplain
- Wardrobe - Winifred Wilson
- Assistant to Director - Robert Haas
- set Construction - Ray Seaton
- Set Painting - John Harris & Michael Norman
- F.O.H. Manager - Frank Howcutt
- Box Office Manager - Ralph Wade
Reviews
Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton (South London Theatre Centre)
Oh, no! Not again! A natural reaction, but for an audience prepared to overcome such prejudice this cast produced moments when the solar plexus tightened with anxiety. Would the half demented Mrs Manningham accept the help of the bouncy intruder claiming to be a Detective Inspector? Would the husband discover him hiding in the dressing room?
The Sturdy Victorian set was one within which the actors could move with confidence as they portrayed cruelty, terrified submission, devotion, Cockney pertness and the triumph of justice. Trousers had not quite the correct cut and two of the hairstyles were too modern; but great credit was also due to the stage lighting which coped so surely with countless changes of gaslight
Plays and Players November 1972
Gallery
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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Sponsors
The Bishop of London The Bishop of Southwark Christopher Chataway MP John Fraser MP Lt Col Marcus Lipton MP The Mayor of Lambeth Fenella Fielding MH Fountain Frankie Howerd Milton Shulman Robert Skinner
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