Victorian Thriller ‘Gaslight’ to Open at Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice

For Joseph Cotten’s birthday: Gaslight: His Listening Is Active

Except for a couple of brief encounters in public settings, Joseph Cotten’s Brian Cameron and Ingrid Bergman’s Paula Asquist never meet until the final scene of Gaslight. Cameron is obsessed with the unsolved murder of Paula Asquist’s aunt, and is stunned when he sees Paula (Bergman) in the flesh: she is the spitting image of her beautiful aunt. He personally a cop to walk the beat on that block and report back. He hangs around in the bushes. He…

Victorian Thriller ‘Gaslight’ to Open at Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice

Set in 1880s London, the play follows a husband and wife caught in a chilling battle over truth and reality Gaslight, the psychological thriller that gave rise to the term “gaslighting,” opens Thursday, May 15, at Pacific Resident Theatre in Venice. Set in 1880s London, the play follows a husband and wife caught in a chilling battle over truth and reality. Originally written by Patrick Hamilton in 1938, *Gaslight* has endured as a cultural touch…