CURRENT FEST PRODUCTION:

After a lot of preparation both behind the scenes and on stage, we are proud to announce the wait is over! FEST’s production of  Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton, directed by Jeff Book, premiered last Friday – all three performance nights were a great success, with a wonderful cast and crew and fantastic audiences! Here’s more about the play that The Guardian dubbed “the play that defined toxic masculinity”:

Synopsis: Jack Manningham is slowly, deliberately driving his wife Bella insane. Help arrives in the form of a former detective, Rough, who believes Manningham is a danger to everyone around him. Rough seeks to prove Manningham’s true identity as Bella herself strives to overcome the suffering inflicted on her.  Has Rough arrived in time, or has Jack succeeded in finally driving Bella insane? 

Hamilton’s play is a dark tale set in Victorian London of a marriage based on deceit and trickery. It premiered in London in 1938 and has since been produced on numerous stages across the world and adapted to the big screen twice – the 1944 American production received numerous Oscar nominations, including for Ingrid Bergman, who won her first Oscar for her portrayal of the main female role.

Gas Light will be performed on three more nights next weekend, namely on 29 and 30 November and 1 December 2024 at Kulturhaus Frankfurt.

If you have not already done so, get your tickets here!

Cast:
Keith Hieronymi-Smith as Jack Manningham
Leah Coburn as Bella Manningham
David Jamieson as Inspector Rough
Bridget Smith as Elizabeth
Xenia Kraft as Nancy
Belinda Bell as Alice Barlow

Director: Jeff Book
Assistant Director: Aleksandra Galaganova
Producers: Julie Ng and Alice Thomas

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