Blithe Spirit

BLITHE SPIRIT by Noel Coward

Directed by Eric Prince
September 3-18, 2022; Preview on September 2 (pay what you will)
Tom Sutherland Stage at Bas Bleu Theatre

“I may go into a slight trance, Mr. Condomine. But if I do… pay no attention.” – Madame Arcati

Researching for his new novel, Charles Condomine invites the implausible medium Madame Arcati to his house for a séance. Whilst consumed in a trance, Madame Arcati unwittingly summons the ghost of Charles’s dead wife, Elvira. Visible only to Charles, Elvira makes a play to reclaim her husband, much to the chagrin of Charles’s new wife, Ruth. One husband, two feuding wives, and a whisper of mischief in the air – who will win in Coward’s unworldly comedy?

Written in 1941, Blithe Spirit remained the longest-running comedy in the history of British theatre for three decades thereafter. Dealing with relationships on both sides of the grave, it remains an enduring comedic classic.

Tickets: $30/adult, $25/senior, $8/student, $6/Quest card

PURCHASE A 30th SEASON PASS

DATES AND INDIVIDUAL TICKETS

FRIDAY,
SEPT. 2,
7:30 P.M.
PREVIEW SATURDAY,
SEPT. 3
7:30 P.M.
OPENING SUNDAY,
SEPT. 4
2:30 P.M. FRIDAY,
SEPT. 9,
7:30 P.M. SATURDAY,
SEPT. 10,
7:30 P.M. SUNDAY,
SEPT. 11,
2:30 P.M. FRIDAY,
SEPT. 16,
7:30 P.M. SATURDAY,
SEPT. 17,
7:30 P.M. SUNDAY,
SEPT. 18,
2:30 P.M.
CLOSING

MEET THE CAST

Charles Condomine – Jeffrey Bigger
Ruth Condomine – Blair Carpenter
Elvira – Julia Jones
Madame Arcati – Lou Anne Wright
Dr. George Bradman – Drew Cuthbertson
Violet Bradman – Robyn Cuthbertson
Edith – Leah Rohlfs

“He is simply a phenomenon, and one that is unlikely to occur ever again in theatre history.” – Terence Rattigan on Noel Coward.