Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward. A a comic play which takes its title from Shelley’s poem To a Skylark. The action of the play centres on socialite Charles Condomine being haunted by the ghost of his first wife Elvira following a séance, and Elvira's continued (and increasingly desperate) efforts to disrupt Charles' current marriage. First produced in the West End in 1941, setting box-office records and becoming a perennial favourite across the world and in South Africa. In 1944 produced in Johannesburg by the Gwen ffrançon-Davies and Marda Vanne Company, also starring Margaret Inglis and Siegfried Mynhardt – a production attended by the author. In 1964 Taubie Kushlick presented it at the Intimate Theatre, directed by Peter Shaffer. Translated into Afrikaans as Die Vryerige Spook (lit. “The Amorous Ghost”) by ** and first produced in 19**. Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward. Performed in 1944 starring Gwen ffrangçon-Davies, Marda Vanne, Margaret Inglis and Siegfried Mynhardt. Professor Rosalie van der Gucht directed this play for PACT in 1977 Blithe Spirit by Noël Coward. Taubie Kushlick presented a revival of this play, directed by Peter Shaffer at the Intimate Theatre in 1964.

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