Iphone 4s screen remains black

Over the last 2 days, my iphone 4s screen will randomly go black with a fully charged battery. I can still take screen shots, hear siri and when I recieve messages, but I can't see anything.
I tried pluging it into the charger and doing a hard restart. I've even tried to plug it into itunes and that didn't work either. What should I do?

Thanks, but no.
Back now and charging as we speak.

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