Deceived runs approximately 2 hours, including one 15-minute intermission.
Review: Deceived at Arizona Theatre Company
Deceived is a psychological thriller rollercoaster full of twists and turns, and is now playing at Arizona Theatre Company in Tucson. Directed by Jenn Thompson, Deceived explores a psychological chess match between characters in a Victorian London abode. What makes Deceived so juicy is that its characters are not always what they seem Continue reading…
About the Play: Deceived
Memory is finicky, isn’t it? What I remember is not what you remember. Is it? I’m sure I remember what happened. My version is right. Not yours. Isn’t it? If you’ve ever questioned your reality of a situation based off someone else’s account of it, guess what? You may have been “gaslit.” If that term strikes a nerve for you, you’re not alone. In 2022, Merriam-Webster crowned “gaslighting” as the Word of the Year based on the significant increase of lookups on their website. Continue reading…
A Female-Centric Story: Arizona Theatre Company presents psychological thriller Deceived
Based on Patrick Hamilton’s 1938 psychological thriller Gaslight, the newest adaptation, Deceived tells the story of Bella, a woman who is trying to make sense of strange occurrences in her home. She is trying to discover the truth as she fights against paranoia, distrust and manipulation. The original work Gaslight has been made into different adaptations, including a 1940 British film and a 1944 American film starring Ingrid Bergman, Angela Lansbury and Charles Boyer. Continue reading…
Deceived Cast
Deceived Creatives
On the Stage
Photos by Tim Fuller
In the Rehearsal Room
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First Day Meet & Greet
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Three Things to Know
- Deceived is a new adaptation of Gaslight, the 1938 thriller by British playwright Patrick Hamilton that gave rise to the term “gaslighting.”
- Adaptors Johnna Wright and Patty Jamieson reimagined the play through a modern lens — tightening the suspense and giving more agency to its characters.
- The original Gaslight has been adapted multiple times for film, most famously in the 1944 version starring Ingrid Bergman, who won an Academy Award for her performance.
