While Charles tries to get rid of the ghost, she’s trying to get rid of his new wife.
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From left, Shannon Blanchet as Ruth, and Tim Bratton as Charles in a media call for Blithe Spirit, by Noël Coward, at Persephone Theatre. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix
By Jocelyn Bennett • Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Persephone Theatre presents its season-closing show, Blithe Spirit, a comedy by Noël Coward.
Researching for his next book, socialite and novelist Charles invites an eccentric medium to his house. The dinner party-turned-séance succeeds, and Charles finds his marriage in jeopardy with the return of the ghost of his first wife.
“If we do our jobs, then audiences will begin to laugh early in the play, and the laughter will continue to grow,” director Skye Brandon said.
