Deceived Reviews

MetroWeekly- Recommended

"...The terminology and the plot of Johnna Wright and Patty Jamieson’s Deceived, now at Everyman Theatre, derive from Patrick Hamilton’s Victorian thriller Gas Light, which premiered in 1938, before being adapted into the Oscar-winning 1944 film Gaslight, starring Ingrid Bergman as distressed newlywed Paula."

MD Theatre Guide- Highly Recommended

"...“Deceived” is a suspense-filled thriller written in 2024 by Johanna Wright and Patty Jamieson and adapted for modern audiences from the 1938 play “Gaslight” by Patrick Hamilton. As a result of the original play, writers began denominalizing the title to use the term “gaslighting” to refer to a form of mental abuse in which a person is manipulated into questioning his/her own sanity."

Theatre Bloom- Highly Recommended

"...Oh what tangled webs we weave when we practice to— get out from under the manipulative fist of the patriarchy who relies heavily on the normalization of harmful tactics like gaslighting. Not the single-word response you were expecting? Good. Because this isn’t your grandma’s Gaslight. Though it’s been adapted from that play (by Patrick Hamilton) by Johnna Wright and Patty Jamieson, this ‘gaslight of a thriller’— Deceived is not your classic case of a woman being manipulated into questioning her own sanity, desperately waiting for another man to save her. No, no. This adaptation gives the female protagonist a dose of much-deserved agency to correct the emotionally abusive narrative that’s been thrust upon her. Directed by Vincent M. Lancisi, this is one mystery you’ll be on the edge of your seat hoping to solve before time runs out."

DC Theater Arts- Highly Recommended

"...Deceived may not sparkle with holiday magic, but it offers something far more valuable: a story that grips your heart, stirs your thoughts, and stays with you long after you’ve stepped back into the festive world outside."