Terror by Gaslight.

by Tim Kelly

Genres: Plays

72 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

About the author

Mr. Kelly, who was born in 1931, wrote more than 300 comedies, dramas, one-acts, mysteries, melodramas, children's shows and musicals, making his living writing for the stock, amateur and educational markets.

He wrote under his own name, and also at least four pseudonyms (Vera Morris, J. Moriarty, Robert Swift, Keith Jackson), for publishers such as Samuel French, Pioneer Drama Service and Contemporary Drama Service, among others.

Pioneer alone has 130 scripts by Kelly, according to Pioneer publisher Steven Fendrich. "It covers the gamut," Fendrich told Playbill On-Line Dec. 10. Mr. Kelly was the first playwright to sign up with the Colorado-based Pioneer when it was founded in 1967 by Fendrich's father.

Reviews

[David Eden · Rating 4 out of 5]

A chilling thriller that audiences will enjoy. The cast is a bit large, unnecessarily so, but I think the play is popular with community theatres, so not a problem.

[Emmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another excellent play by Tim Kelly. This was just the right amount of creepy, with plenty of chills. I think some parts could have benefited from being a little longer, but I feel that an audience watching this live will be genuinely surprised by the twists, and will have a lot of fun with it. I liked the complexity of some of the characters, for what ends up being a fairly short story.