Blithe Spirit

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Event Blithe Spirit
Venue Drama Theatre (Sydney Opera House), Sydney, NSW
First Date 21 March 2022
Last Date 14 May 2022
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Australian stage and screen star Matt Day plays Charles Condomine, a novelist who’s recently married his second wife Ruth (Bessie Holland, Accidental Death of an Anarchist), after the tragic death of his first, Elvira (played by Act). In the hopes of gathering some material for his new book, Charles invites eccentric medium (see: crackpot) Madame Arcati (Brigid Zengeni, Death of a Salesman) to his house to conduct a seance. The couple and their droll friends expect a lark, and perhaps a few cheap scares. But the ritual goes mysteriously awry and Charles ends up with much more than he bargained for.

Ghostly, glamorous and more than a little mischievous, Elvira returns from the world beyond the veil, ready to wreak havoc on the ‘happily’ married couple.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Theatre
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Courtney Act Actor
Matt Day Actor
Nancy Denis Actor
Glenn Hazeldine Actor Understudy
Bessie Holland Actor
Tracy Mann Actor
Stephanie Somerville Actor Understudy
Megan Wilding Actor
Brigid Zengeni Actor
Alexandra Souvlis Casting Director Casting Director of STC
Tait de Lorenzo Director Assistant Director
Paige Rattray Director Director
Damien Cooper Lighting Designer Lighting Designer
Ben Hughes Lighting Designer Associate Lighting Designer
Noel Coward Playwright Playwright
David Fleischer Production Designer Designer
Clemence Williams Sound Composer Sound Designer & Composer
Clemence Williams Sound Designer Sound Designer & Composer
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Web https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/productions/2022/blithe-spirit
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 162734