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Wait Until Dark

By Frederick Knott

Picture (L-R) John Furze, Andy Jackson, John Morgan, Val Morgan
 

George Town Town Hall, 1972

Susy Hendrix is a blind Greenwich Village housewife who becomes the target of three con-men searching for the heroin hidden in a doll, which her husband Sam transported from Canada as a favor to a woman who has since been murdered. "Roat" leads his companions into thinking they are going to be rich and will get the heroin soon enough, but in the end he murders all of his partners after they outlive their usefulness.

The trio try to convince Susy that her husband has been accused of drug smuggling, and the only way to protect him is to give them the doll. Little do the men know that Susy gave the doll to Gloria, a little girl in the upstairs apartment.

One of the men plays a man named Sergeant Carlino, a strange police sergeant/detective, while another plays Mike, a supposed old friend of her husband dropping by for a visit. Susy relies on "Mike", and he eventually begins to feel sympathetic for her.

'Roat" plays both Mr. Roat and his "son" Roat Jr. Roat Junior ransacks her room and steals from her. He threatens Susy and her husband's well being, so she calls the police, or thinks she's getting the police. Of course, the con-men knew this would happen and send over "Sergeant Carlino".

Susy is incredibly clever, and with the help of Gloria, she realizes the true identity of the men and plans to defeat them.

The stage lights are turned off for the final scene, when Susy turns off all the lights so that "Roat" can't see her. "Roat" threatens Susy and tries to kill her. She ultimately kills "Roat", while Gloria goes to the police.

At the end of the play, Sam bursts in with the police to find that she has already taken care of Roat, and he sees Mike was also killed in her apartment. The police go to help Susy, but Gloria yells at them, saying she can do it on her own, and helps Susy get up. The final image of the play is Susy and Sam embracing by the stairs.  (Wikipedia)

 
  CAST  
     
Mike   Andrew Jackson
Croker   John Furze
Roat   John Morgan
Suzy Henderson   Val Morgan
Sam Henderson   Mike Austin
Gloria   Hazel McKenzie
First Policeman   Keith Ball
Second Policeman   Jack O'Connell
  CREW  
Producer   John Maples
Stage Manager   Tony Charles
Assistant Stage Manager   Peter Goulden
Sound   Chris Evans
Lights   Peter Phillips
Props   Keith Ball/Mike Walker
Wardrobe   Penny Evans
Programme and Publicity   Jack O'Connell
Prompt   Carolee Furze
Front of House Manager   Stanley Panton
Set Construction   Peter Phillips, Tony Charles, Chris Evans, Peter Goulden,
Mike Walker, Keith Ball, Joe Wetherell, Tony Staples
     
Acknowledgements   The Director Of Public Works
The Staff Of Public Works
Cayman Islands Police Force
H.O. Merren and Company
A.L. Thompson Building Supplies
Cayman Optical and Photo Limited
William Fennell of La Fontaine Hotel
Two Tee's Beauty Salon
     
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