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Reviews
Director
Jo Ellen Anderson Venue
Harlequin Theatre, Redhill Dates
2,3,4 November 2006
Set
Design
Amy Pledge
Caroline Sparrey Stage Manager
James Croft Costume
Amy Pledge Props
Anne Weaver Lights/Sound Tech
Stephen Tickell
Sound Effects
Jim & Diana Tadd |
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Lord Louis Mountbatten gave a defining description of
Noël at his 70th birthday celebration in 1969:
"There are probably greater painters than Noël, greater novelists
than Noël, greater librettists, greater composers of music, greater
singers, greater dancers, greater comedians, greater tragedians, greater
stage producers, greater film directors, greater cabaret artists, greater TV
stars. If there are, they are fourteen different people. Only one man
combined all fourteen different labels - The Master."
Sir Noël Coward (1899-1973) was one of the most prolific and versatile
writers of the twentieth century, having written thirty-one plays, eleven
musicals, a handful of movies, eleven books, and numerous short stories.
Written in 1941,in just five days during one of the darkest years of the
war, Blithe Spirit remained the longest-running comedy in British
Theatre for three decades thereafter. The Master himself played Charles
Condomine both in the British Theatre debut in 1941 and again for the
American Television version in 1956.
It is a great pleasure to have been given the opportunity to direct such a
well known play – the pressures not to disappoint are indescribable.
However, with the dedication and support of this wonderfully talented cast,
construction team and backstage crew – we have created a production sure
to be enjoyed.
The
Cast
Charles
Chris Hepher
Dr Bradman Andy Bellinger
Edith
Laura Juden-Wills
Elvira
Anne-Marie Carlile
Madame Arcati Jo Silcox
Mrs Bradman Sheena Hobbs
Ruth
Julie Madigan
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