Synopsis

Blithe Spirt is set at the house of writer, Charles Condomine, and his wife Ruth. One evening, Charles invites local eccentric medium, Madame Arcati, to hold a seance at his house. He asks his friends Dr and Mrs Badman, intending to gather character inspiration from Madame Arcati for his latest book. Despite initially thinking the seance has been a failure, it soon becomes clear that Madame Arcati has unwittingly brought back Charle's first wife, Elvira, to haunt him. Once in the house, Elvira is unable to leave, as she cannot be seen or heard by Ruth, she causes all kinds of mischievous trouble between the married couple. When Elvira unwittingly causes Ruth's death in her attempts to bring Charles over to be with her, Charles becomes haunted by both of his now deceased wives. Frustrated by their odd situation, the threesome call on Madame Arcati once more to send Elvira and Ruth back to the other side.

Written by Noel Coward

Directed by Keith Wilson

Cast

Ruth Condomine - Mandy Huxtable

Charles Condomine - Ken Harriss

Madame Arcati - Claudette Ridout

Dr Bradman - Sid Adams

Mrs Bradman - Lisa McIlvena

Edith - Tracy Mannix

Elvira - Suzzanne Berry, Sue Marks

Daphine - Herself