Alan Ayckbourn: Actor
Gaslight (1963)
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Gaslight
Patrick Hamilton
22 October 1963
Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
Round
Bernard Gallagher
Patrick Hamilton
22 October 1963
Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
Round
Bernard Gallagher
Character
Mrs Manningham
Mr Manningham
Elizabeth
Nancy
Rough
Mrs Manningham
Mr Manningham
Elizabeth
Nancy
Rough
Actor
Heather Stoney
Alan Ayckbourn
Caroline Smith
Elizabeth Bell
Stanley Page
Heather Stoney
Alan Ayckbourn
Caroline Smith
Elizabeth Bell
Stanley Page
Quotes & Notes
During 1962, the Studio Theatre Ltd company moved from its home at Theatre in the Round at the Library Theatre, Scarborough, to a new permanent venue at the Victoria Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent. Alan Ayckbourn joined the move to the new venue, responsible for writing, directing and acting. Very little is held in Alan Ayckbourn's personal archive about the plays he was involved in during 1963 and there are no programmes, press cuttings or reviews of the shows held in archive.1963 marked the last year Alan did any substantial amount of acting prior to his retiring from acting to concentrate on writing and directing from 1964 onwards.
The programme for the production refers to the play as Gas Light rather than the accepted title of Gaslight.
All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd.