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Blithe Spirit is a comic play by Noël Coward, described by the author as "an improbable farce in three acts". The play concerns the socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant Madame Arcati to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when he ...
Frustrated by their odd situation, the threesome call on Madame Arcati once more to send Elvira and Ruth back to the other side. Intensely funny and character-driven, Blithe Spirit combines farce, emotion, and wit to great effect.
A smash comedy hit in London and New York, this much-revived classic from the playwright of Private Lives concerns fussy, cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, who has remarried but finds himself haunted (literally) by the ghost of his late first wife, Elvira.
Blithe Spirit is a 1941 farce written by the English playwright, composer, and actor Noël Coward. Known for his wit and style, Coward’s theatrical career lasted for nearly six decades.
Blithe Spirit, farce by Noël Coward, produced and published in 1941 and often regarded as Coward’s best work. This play about a man whose domestic life is disturbed by the jealous ghost of his first wife shows Coward’s humour at its ripest. The combination of drawing-room comedy and ghost story.
Mar 5, 2009 · Although novelist Graham Greene called Blithe Spirit “a weary exhibition of bad taste,” the public loved it, and the play went on to a record-setting London run of 1,997 performances.
Jun 2, 2017 · The play Noel Coward created during England’s battle-scarred year of 1941, Blithe Spirit, is a delightfully satirical comedy about ghosts.
Blithe Spirit was first performed in London in 1941 and, despite the passing of time, Noël Coward’s humor feels as fresh as it did 76 years ago. Though fashion and fads have changed, this “improbable farce” by Coward lives on, much like its ghostly protagonists. Since its premiere, Blithe Spirit has been revived countless times.
It held the record for the longest running non-musical play in the West End, only surpassed by The Mousetrap in 1957. The play premiered on Broadway in November 1941 at the Morosco Theatre, running for 657 performances.
Blithe Spirit (Original, Play, Comedy,Farce, Broadway) opened in New York City Nov 5, 1941 and played through Jun 5, 1943.
