posted 26th June 2025
Blithe Spirit
The play is set in the living room of Charles Condomine's house in Kent, during the course of a few days, sometime in the 1930s. Blithe Spirit is probably Coward's most enduring play of the more than 30 full length pieces he wrote, not least because of the immortal character of Madame Arcati, and the clever device of the ghost wife and the real wife
Blithe Spirit
an improbable farce
Edith Marie Watsham
Ruth Clare Evans
Charles Alan Caig
Dr Bradman Rob Hole
Madame Arcati Angela Wallwork
Elvira Kate Wannell
Director Avril Pattinson
Production Manager Maggie Butt
Stage Manager Janine Warre
Costume Jill Whitehouse, Isla Morgan, Janine Warre, Christine Meredith
Hair and Makeup Clare Philbrock
Dresser Miriam Fishwick
Prompt Chris Eilbeck
Lighting Peter Tapp
Set and publicity design Phil Keen
Set construction Peter Tapp, Simon Metters
Publicity Maggie Butt, Angela Wallwork, Marie Watsham, John Bradley
Props Janine Warre, Lynn Trout, Simon Metters
Photography Bryan Wallwork
Front of House Howard Eilbeck and Members of the Company
