Gaslight

Opening Lines - Gaslight

In this special preview of the BBC Radio 4 series Opening Lines, John Yorke looks at Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 stage play Gaslight. To hear more episodes from the series, just search for Opening Lines on BBC Sounds. A big hit on London’s Shaftesbury Avenue and an even bigger success on Broadway, Patrick Hamilton’s drama of the mental abuse of Bella Manningham by h… Play episode