{"id":289,"date":"2015-01-24T17:26:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-24T17:26:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cpwp.comptonplayers.co.uk\/?page_id=289"},"modified":"2015-02-16T10:35:29","modified_gmt":"2015-02-16T10:35:29","slug":"blithe-spirit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comptonplayers.co.uk\/comptonplayers-c\/?page_id=289","title":{"rendered":"Blithe Spirit (1963)"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Noel Coward<\/span><\/p>\n

21st – 23rd March 1963<\/h2>\n

Charles Condomine, a successful novelist, wishes to learn about the occult for a novel he is writing, and he arranges for an eccentric medium, Madame Arcati, to hold a s\u00e9ance at his house. At the s\u00e9ance, she inadvertently summons Charles’s first wife, Elvira, who has been dead for seven years.<\/p>\n

\"Blithe<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Cast<\/strong><\/p>\n

Edith: Ann Curran
\nRuth: Marion Wellstead
\nCharles: Peter Monger
\nDoctor Bradman: Tom Stephens
\nMrs Bradman: Iza Dolan
\nMadame Arcarti: Margaret Pilkington
\nElvira: Beryl Braidley<\/p>\n

Produced by Frank Meakins<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Newbury Weekly News review<\/h3>\n
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Compton\u2019s really<\/em> Blithe Spirit<\/h2>\n

Compton Players chalked up another success with their triple production of Blithe Spirit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Although many of the capacity audiences must have been familiar with Noel Coward\u2019s play, having seen either the original or the film, they appreciated the excellent performances given by the active village group.<\/p>\n

Margaret Pilkington captured the exact role of Madame Arcarti, the medium. As Evira, the dead wife who appears at the s\u00e9ance, Beryl Braidley captivated with her pranks and pointed remarks. Peter Monger carried the part of Mr Condomine, torn between his love for Elvira and his second wife, Ruth. This difficult part was capably mastered by Marion Wellstead, convincingly distraught, nervy, and hysterical as the occasion demanded.<\/p>\n

The parts of Mrs Bradman, who treats Madame Arcarti as a huge joke, and her sceptical husband were played by Iza Dolan and Tom Stephens. Ann Curran was again well cast as Edith, who eventually saves the day. Frank Meakins produced, the quality of the stage performance being matched by the competency behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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