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GASLIGHT IS A GAS! @THEATRE WEST
By Mike Buzzelli
09/01/2009
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 There are eerie things going down on Angel Street in Patrick Hamilton’s Victorian thriller, Gaslight.
Mrs. Manningham (Corinne Shor) suspects she is losing her mind. Pictures disappear from the walls, bills get misplaced, and her favorite hair brush has been missing for months. Her husband, Mr. Manningham (John Cygan) accuses her of loosing or hiding the items. She cannot recollect doing any of these things, and fears that she will go mad just as her very own mother did.
To make matters worse, Mrs. Manningham is thwarted by her lascivious young maid, Nancy (Emily Bridges). Luckily, her older maid, Elizabeth (Mary Garripoli) remains loyal.
Mrs. Manningham finally gets respite in the form of an odd retired detective, Inspector Rough (Don Moss). He believes something more insidious is happening.
It’s a great revival of a great little play. It’s a top notch production with talented actors, a clever script, and effective scenery and costumes.
Moss sparkles as Inspector Rough. There is a mad twinkle in his eye as he slowly uncovers the details to the mysterious plot.
Cygan’s Manningham is delightfully demonic. He is a cruel villain. He portrays Manningham as deliciously wicked. His lust bubbles to the surface in a marvelous scene with the scullery maid, Nancy. Cygan and Bridges pop with intensity as they coyly dance around each other.
Shor deftly plays the lead, Mrs. Manningham. Though she is marvelous throughout the production, her final scene is a triumph.
Jeff G. Rack’s set design is flawless. The drawing room is the very model of a Victorian manse. Every detail is perfect.
Director Charlie Mount does an excellent job. He keeps the show moving briskly.
Gaslight is a gas!
--Mike Buzzelli (mikebuzzelli.com)
Photo by Charlie Mount of John Cygan, Corinne Shor
Gaslight runs from August 28 to September 27 at the Theatre West, 3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West, Los Angeles, CA 90068
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