Classic comedy of high spirits, glorious satire and sophisticated banter will be staged in Tipperary

Clonmel Theatre Guild is presenting Noel Coward's witty comedy Blithe Spirit at 8pm next Thursday, Friday and Saturday, April 18-20.

Directed by Patricia Harte, with assistant director Jennifer Doyle, the production will be staged at CTI Clonmel, E91 K2E2.

Written during 1941, Coward’s classic comedy of high spirits, glorious satire and sophisticated banter is one of his best-loved plays. With his trademark wit and deliciously biting humour, Blithe Spirit has been entertaining audiences for many years and Clonmel Theatre Guild is delighted to bring it to Clonmel.

Blithe Spirit tells the story of how successful author, Charles Condomine, while researching material for his new novel, arranges for a séance to be held, which has unforeseen consequences. With the help of eccentric medium, Madam Arcati, the participants at the séance call back the spirit of Charles' first wife Elvira, who died seven years previously.

Unable to be seen by Charles' present wife Ruth, or anyone other than Charles himself, Elivra makes continual attempts to disrupt Charles’ second marriage to hilarious effect.

Blithe Spirit is widely regarded as Coward’s finest play and is sure to provide a wonderful evening’s entertainment of drawing-room comedy and ghostly mischief.

The cast is Charles – Douglas Beaton; Ruth – Aoife Cannon; Elvira – Suzanne Shine; Madame Arcati – Amanda Kirwan; Dr Bradman – Karl Clancy; Mrs Bradman – Jacquie Delahunty; and Edith – Jennifer Doyle.

Tickets at €17 each (with discounts for group bookings of five people or more) are now available from https://www.clonmeltheatreguild.org