Blithe Spirit

by Noel Coward
November 12 - 27, 2010

Directed by David Went

Horror novelist Charles Condomine's introductory toast "To the unseen!" - has particular resonance when he and his second wife Ruth invite the superbly batty clairvoyant Madame Arcati into their home to conduct a seance to provide research material for Charles' new novel.  The seance leads to the most bizarre menage-a-trois in the history of the stage when Charles' first wife Elvira returns from the dead.

Cast
(in order of appearance)
Edith: Adriane White
Ruth: Leigh Scanlon
Charles: Martin Bell
Doctor Bradman: Ken Bock
Mrs Bradman: Julia Griffiths
Madame Arcati: Lynn Trainor
Elvira: Nicole Brennan
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Production Team
Director: Dave Went
Production Co-ordinator: Simon Clarke
Stage Manager: Penny Church
Assistant Stage Manager: Adriane White
Set Design: Peter Dye, Dave Went
Set Building & Painting: Simon Clarke, Bob Hunter, Dave Went, Babs Went, Grant Fraser, Casey Moon-Watton, Steve Wimmer, Geoff Kiely
Costumes: Gay Shannon & the Cast
Properties: Penny Church, Coralie Fraser, Lynn Trainor
Lighting Design: Casey Moon-Watton
Rigging Assistance: Simon Clarke
Sound Design & Recording: Casey Moon-Watton & Dave Went
Lighting Operators: Casey Moon-Watton, Simon Clarke
Sound Operators: Grant Fraser, Dave Went
Rehearsal Prompts: Jan Johnson, Frances Etheridge, Ros Richards
Programme Design: Christopher Ojala
Photography: Grant Fraser
Box Office: Coralie Fraser
Front of House: Bethwyn Jenkinson & Members of HHT
Publicity Postcards: Penny Korths