Blithe Spirit
Written during the dark War years of 1941, Coward’s classic comedy of high spirits, glorious satire and sophisticated banter is one of his best-loved plays.
When an eccentric medium inadvertently conjures up the ghostly first wife of happily married novelist Charles, all hell breaks loose as the dearly departed discovers a lingering affection for her widower and an acute dislike for her replacement.
Moments of high farce fuse with Coward’s trademark wit in a play of sparkling wit and deliciously droll humour.
Cast & Creatives
Mrs. Bradman……Lynn Cahill
Madame Arcati…..Susan Fitzgerald
Dr. Bradman………Michael James Ford
Ruth…………………..Justine Mitchell
Edith…………………..Sinéad Murphy
Elvira………………….Fiona O’Shaughnessy
Director:Alan Stanford
Set Designer:Bruno Schwengl
Costume Designer:Bruno Schwengl
What the critics said
” Noël Coward’s witty and stylish comedy…the Gate at its best…”
– Irish Times
” one of Coward’s most enduring comedies…delightful”
– Sunday Independent
“an evening of pure pleasure…prolonged outright laughter is guaranteed”
– The Sunday Business Post