A fairly straightforward thriller adapted from the 1967 film of the same name by Frederick Knott, Jeffrey Hatcher’s Wait Until Dark is a competent and enjoyable if not altogether memorable piece to round out the season.

A good genre companion to Murder on the Lake and contrast to the bright zaniness of Tons of Money, there’s a dulcet tone to Wait Until Dark that lulls you into a false sense of security. Sanjay Talwar’s direction and Lorenzo Savoini’s set design leave little impression but, in the second half of the play, Louise Guinand’s lighting and John Gzowski’s sound design step up to create a compelling somewhat immersive effect. This concept could have been taken much further to pull the audience more completely into the experience of the newly blind Susan (played plausibly by seeing actress Sochi Fried).

Actual blind performer Bruce Horak plays a seeing character with incredible dexterity and memorable menace while Kristopher Bowman skillfully navigates a character you badly hope Susan can trust. Eponine Lee goes obnoxiously broad as the meddlesome neighbour kid but the writing doesn’t do much to help make the character digestible. The script isn’t as twisty as you might expect from the genre so a bit more atmosphere in the direction feels necessary to boost the vibes of this very tone-dependent piece but ultimately a mostly strong cast and quick pace are enough to keep the audience on their toes.