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Wait Until Dark
1966 play by Frederick Knott
This article is about the 1966 play. For the 1967 film, see Wait Until Dark (film).
| Wait Until Dark | |
|---|---|
Playbill for the Broadway premiere | |
| Written by | Frederick Knott |
| Date premiered | February 2, 1966 (1966-02-02) |
| Place premiered | Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Thriller |
| Setting | A basement apartment in Greenwich Village. |
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]
Synopsis
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