Blithe Spirit

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Comedy Opened 22 November 2004, Closed 28 May 2005

Savoy Theatre The Strand, London

Noel Coward's Sparkling Classic Comedy

In Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit author and socialite Charles Condomine and his second wife Ruth decide to hold a seance as an after dinner entertainment. But when the wildly eccentric medium Madame Arcati inadvertently conjures up the ghost of Charles' deceased first wife Elvira, who forthwith begins a blithe and spirited campaign to reclaim her husband!

Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit is a classic British stage comedy, which was also turned into a highly successful film by David Lean. This revival of Blithe Spirit currently stars Stephanie Cole along with Aden Gillett, Joanna Riding and Amanda Drew.

"A blast... crackingly enjoyable" The Independent

"A superb revival" The Guardian

"A classic of high English comedy... addictively entertaining" The Daily Telegraph

"If you want an evening of old-fashioned easy-viewing, Thea Sharrock's staging fits the bill just fine. Aden Gillett's Charles strikes elegant poses with Joanna Riding as second wife Ruth. Sheathed in satin, she holds her cigarette aloft as if it's an extra, snootily turned-up nose. The drawing-room set is also stuffed with plush accessories, and one cannot but relish the fireworks when Charles leaves his furious spook-spouses to trash the place. The marble pilasters crack, and sparks gush from the fussy wall-lights." The Independent on Sunday