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Short Play, Drama / 4w, 3m plus ensemble
Lucille Fletcher
Who’s on the other end of the line? In this tense thriller, neurotic Mrs. Stevenson accidentally overhears plans for a murder, which may just be her own.
Who’s on the other end of the line? In this tense thriller, neurotic Mrs. Stevenson accidentally overhears plans for a murder, which turns out to be her own. A whip-smart thriller whose influence can be seen in everything from Clue to Scream, Lucille Fletcher’s intimate play makes masterful use of the unknown and the mysterious. Adapted for the stage by Lucille Fletcher, author of the original radio play, this study in paranoia and fear creates a world where the telephone might be both the murder weapon, and the only hope for salvation.
Sorry, Wrong Number premiered as a radio play on the Suspense radio hour on 25 March 1943. It starred Agnes Moorehead as Mrs. Stevenson.
MRS. STEVENSON GEORGE MISS CURTIS 1ST OPERATOR 1ST MAN 2ND MAN CHIEF OPERATOR 2ND OPERATOR 3RD OPERATOR 4TH OPERATOR 5TH OPERATOR INFORMATION HOSPITAL RECEPTIONIST WESTERN UNION SGT DUFFY ATTENDANT
A bedroom, furnished, with telephone prominent. 1940s.
“A sheer exercise in melodrama and cumulative suspense.” – The New York Times
“The single greatest radio script ever written.” – Orson Welles
“A whip-smart thriller.” – Stage Voices
“Edge-of-your-seat suspense and an esoteric essay on theatre.” – The Daily Nebraskan