A psychological thriller will open the new season for Players Workshop, 1431 Grove St. in Burlington.
“Angel Street” was originally titled “Gaslight,” and the term gaslight originates from that title.
“The story from beginning to end is very intriguing. I hope that we will bring that for the audience — that sense of what is happening, I can’t wait to get to the end so I can find out what’s happening,” said Director Lee Franklin.
Players Workshop will perform Angel Street seven times during the next two weekends:
- 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2 and Saturday, Oct. 3
- 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4
- 7 p.m. on Thursday Oct. 8, Friday Oct. 9, and Saturday Oct. 10
- 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11
Tickets can be purchased online.
Franklin feels Angel Street is a thrilling mystery that takes the audience on an emotional journey.
“I love the show. I couldn’t put it down when I read it, and then as we started to rehearse this, we really started to find the real depths and layers of these characters,” Franklin said.
The play, written by Patrick Hamilton in 1938, is set in 1880s London. Players Workshop says the story deals with a man who tries to slowly drive his wife insane to cover up his criminal activities.
“The story involves murder, hidden treasure, and it leads up to a pretty fantastic finale,” Franklin said.
He said the play was originally called “Gaslight,” but the name was changed to “Angel Street” when it was performed a year later in the U.S.
It was adapted into the film noir “Gaslight” in 1944.
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