Blithe Spirit
Costumes by Molyneux, Miss Ford Ltd.
Rehearsals began on Monday 26th May 1941. (‘Chit Chat’, The Stage 29th May 1941, page 4.)
The West End run totalled 1,997 performances.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Charles Condomine | Cecil Parker |
|---|---|
| Doctor Bradman | Martin Lewis |
| Edith | Ruth Reeves |
| Edith (replacement) | Jacqueline Clarke |
| Edith (replacement) | Jennifer Gray |
| Edith (replacement) | Helen Lacy |
| Edith (replacement) | Julia Lang |
| Elvira Condomine | Kay Hammond |
| Elvira Condomine (replacement) | Moya Nugent |
| Madame Arcati | Margaret Rutherford |
| Mrs Bradman | Moya Nugent |
| Mrs Bradman (replacement) | Molly Johnson |
| Mrs Bradman (replacement) | Mona Washbourne |
| Mrs. Bradman | Paulette Ludlow |
| Ruth Condomine | Fay Compton |
| Charles Condomine (temporary replacement) | Noël Coward
(20th – 28th August 1942) |
| Ruth Condomine (replacement 1) | Irene Browne
(started 21st September 1942) |
| Elvira Condomine (replacement 1) | Betty Ann Davies
(started 1943) |
| Madame Arcati (replacement) | Agnes Lauchlan
(started 1943) |
| Charles Condomine (temporary replacement) | Ronald Squire
(6th – 20th January 1943) |
| Elvira Condomine (temporary replacement) | Judy Campbell
(2nd – 28th August 1943) |
| Madame Arcati (temporary replacement) | Beryl Measor
(2nd – 28th August 1943) |
| Ruth Condomine (temporary replacement) | Joyce Carey
(2nd – 28th August 1943) |
| Charles | Dennis Price
(11th – 16th October 1943) |
| Dr Bradman (replacement) | Gerald Case
(11th – 16th October 1943) |
| Edith (a Maid) | Gail Lister
(11th – 16th October 1943) |
| Madame Arcati | Irene Handl
(11th – 16th October 1943) |
| Ruth | Margot Grahame
(11th – 16th October 1943) |
| Madame Arcati (replacement) | Beryl Measor
(started 1944) |
| Mrs Bradman (replacement) | Ella Milne
(started 1944) |
| Charles Condomine (replacement 1) | Nicholas Phipps
(started 12th June 1944) |
| Elvira Condomine (replacement 2) | Penelope Ward
(started 12th June 1944) |
| Ruth Condomine (replacement 2) | Joyce Carey
(started 12th June 1944) |
| Charles Condomine (replacement) | Dennis Price
(started 1945) |
| Madame Arcati (replacement) | Irene Browne
(started 5th April 1945) |
| Madame Arcati (replacement) | Joyce Barbour
(started September 1945) |
Crew | |
| Designer | Gladys Calthrop |
| Director | Noël Coward |
| Presented in association with | John C Wilson |
| Producer | Joyce Carey |
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- Last modified by Tony Reynolds.
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Play description
The action of the play passes in the living room of Charles Condomine’s house in Kent.
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