Search results
Wait Until Dark is a play by Frederick Knott, first performed on Broadway in 1966 and often revived since then. A film version was released in 1967, and the play was published in the same year. [1]
Frederick Knott's thriller is the story of Susy Hendrix, a recently blinded housewife who unwittingly possesses a doll filled with illicit drugs. Harry Roat, a brutal and sophisticated criminal, coerces two small-time thugs into helping him con Susy into giving up the doll.
This masterfully constructed thriller moves from one moment of suspense to another as it builds toward an electrifying, breath-stopping final scene. “WAIT UNTIL DARK is a tense thriller.” —New York World-Telegram & Sun. “Frederick Knott is a master craftsman…” —Women’s Wear Daily.
WAIT UNTIL DARK ACT ONE Scene 1 At rise: The stage is dark except for a few slivers of light coming through the Venetian blinds and a yellowish shaft from under the hall door. The bedroom door is open. The closet door is closed. The old icebox is humming loudly. There is complete silence for
SYNOPSIS: A doll filled with heroin ends up in the apartment of a blind woman, who is terrorized by criminals looking for the doll until she figures out...
Full-Length Play, Drama / 1w, 6m, 1girl(s) Frederick Knott A West End and Broadway hit, this masterfully constructed thriller moves from one moment of suspense to another as it builds toward an electrifying, breath-stopping final scene.
In 1944 Greenwich Village, Susan Hendrix, a blind yet capable woman, is imperiled by a trio of men in her own apartment. As the climax builds, Susan discovers that her blindness just might be the key to her escape, but she and her tormentors must wait until dark to play out this classic thriller’s chilling conclusion.
Wait Until Dark (Original, Play, Drama, Broadway) opened in New York City Feb 2, 1966 and played through Dec 31, 1966.
Oct 17, 2013 · The suspense is laboriously built up in the Geffen Playhouse production of “Wait Until Dark,” a freshly adapted version of Frederick Knott’s 1966 play that gave rise a year later to the movie...
Wait Until Dark. Frederick Knott. Full Length Play, Drama, Mystery/Thriller, Contemporary. 6M, 2F. ISBN: 9780573010507. A Broadway hit, this masterfully constructed thriller moves from one moment of suspense to another as it builds toward an electrifying, breath-stopping final scene. More information. Description. Available Material. Related Works.
