Gaslight
by Steven Dietz
Based on the original play by Patrick Hamilton
October 2-11, 2026
In this turn-of-the-century Victorian thriller, strange things start to happen to the newlyweds Bella and Jack as their seemingly perfect marriage devolves into something sinister. Why is the attic door locked? Whose footsteps wander the halls at night? And is that gaslight flickering… or not? Bella’s reality is twisted, forcing her to question both the truth and her husband’s intentions in this haunting thriller based on the acclaimed play and classic film that gave rise to 2022’s word of the year: “gaslight.”
A stylishly creepy thriller, newly adapted from the 1938 classic by Steven Dietz. Suspense and intrigue at their best!
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ICTRep Ticket Policies
Performance Times and Location
October 2 & 3 @ 7:30 p.m.
October 4 @ 2:00 p.m.
October 9 & 10 @ 7:30 p.m.
October 11 @ 2:00 p.m.
Running Time: 2 hours, including a 10 minute intermission.
Seating for this show is general admission. We can, however, reserve seats for those with mobility issues. Just email us at tickets@ictrep.org or call 316-612-2543 and let us know the date of your tickets and what kind of accommodations you will need (wheelchair seating, zero-step seating, etc.) and we will take care of it.
What to Expect
“A captivating psychological thriller… this is a show that will engage your brain.”
League of Cincinnati Theatres
“Streamlined… compelling entertainment… A portrait of courage in the face of evil… Gaslight is a psychological thriller, but there are frequent moments of levity… There could hardly be a more fitting time for a play entitled Gaslight, given that we are now living in a world that asks us to bend reality to suit our own cultural and political beliefs rather than to believe what we see and hear with our own eyes and ears.”
Theater Mirror
Cincinnati Shakespeare Company’s GASLIGHT Trailer
About Steven Dietz, Script Adaptation
For the ’24-25 season, Steven Dietz was once again named one of the “20 Most Produced Playwrights in America” by American Theatre Magazine. His 40-plus plays and adaptations have been seen at over 100 regional theatres, as well as off-Broadway and in 25 countries internationally. Recent premieres include new adaptations of Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton and Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie, as well as the serio-comic thriller How a Boy Falls. Other recent work includes Vineland Place, Mirror Lake and Vial Man (The Apothecary’s Story). His widely-produced play Shooting Star was adapted by Dietz, Kirk Lynn and Meg Ryan into the movie What Happens Later, starring Ms. Ryan. Awards include the Steinberg New Play Citation for Bloomsday, the Kennedy Center New American Plays Award for Fiction and the Edgar Award® for Best Mystery Play for Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure. He lives in Seattle and Austin.
About Patrick Hamilton, Original Playwright
Patrick Hamilton (1904-1962) was born in Hassocks, Sussex in 1904. He and his parents moved a short while later to Hove, where he spent his early years. He published his first novel, Craven House, in 1926 and within a few years had established a wide readership for himself.
Despite personal setbacks and an increasing problem with drink, he was still able to write some of his best work. His plays include the thrillers Rope (1929) – on which Alfred Hitchcock’s film Rope was based – and Gaslight (1938), also successfully adapted for screen in the same year. He also wrote the historical drama The Duke in Darkness (1943).
Among his novels are The Midnight Bell (1929), The Siege of Pleasure (1932), The Plains of Cement (1934), a trilogy entitled Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky (1935), Hangover Square (1941) and The Slaves of Solitude (1947). The Gorse Trilogy is made up of The West Pier, Mr Stimpson and Mr Gorse and Unknown Assailant, which were first published during the 1950s.