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Overview
Charles Condomine and his second wife Ruth are literally haunted by a past relationship when an eccentric medium inadvertently conjures up the ghost of his first wife, Elvira, at a séance. When she appears, visible only to Charles, and determined to sabotage his current marriage, life – and the afterlife – get complicated.
Critic reviews
Jennifer Saunders is hysterically funny as one of drama’s greatest comic creations
Jennifer Saunders delights as a dotty medium in Richard Eyre’s revival of this Noel Coward classic
This is classic Coward territory of warring spouses and misunderstandings of communication
Jennifer Saunders in serious comedy
Saunders kicks ass as Madame Arcati
Worth a trip for Saunders's spiritualist
More ham dram than ab fab
Scene-stealer Jennifer Saunders summons a spirited act
Jennifer Saunders single-handedly saves this creaking Coward comedy
Saunders unleashes unruly forces in Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit
Jennifer Saunders is scene-stealing – if familiar – in Noël Coward’s supernatural comedy
A rare and ultimately forgettable misfire for Eyre