Blithe Spirit (stage)

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comedy play stage play supernatural farce

Blithe Spirit (stage) is a classic comic play by Noël Coward about a novelist haunted by the ghost of his first wife, frequently revived in theatre and known for its witty dialogue and supernatural farce.

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Label Occurrences
Blithe Spirit 4
Blithe Spirit (1945 film) 2
Blithe Spirit (stage revival) 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf comedy play ⓘ
stage play ⓘ
supernatural farce ⓘ
author Noël Coward ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
dialogueStyle fast-paced ⓘ
witty ⓘ
featuresCharacterType ghost ⓘ
medium ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
farce ⓘ
supernatural fiction ⓘ
hasForm three-act play ⓘ
hasSupernaturalEvent séance conjuring a ghost ⓘ
hasTheme jealousy ⓘ
life and death ⓘ
marriage ⓘ
social satire ⓘ
the supernatural ⓘ
isFrequently revived in theatre ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainCharacter Charles Condomine ⓘ
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark ⓘ
surface form: Elvira

Madame Arcati ⓘ
Ruth Condomine ⓘ
medium live theatre ⓘ
notableFor comic treatment of the afterlife ⓘ
supernatural elements ⓘ
witty dialogue ⓘ
originalMedium stage ⓘ
plotSummary A novelist is haunted by the ghost of his first wife after a séance goes wrong. ⓘ
settingLocation Kent, England ⓘ
style drawing-room comedy ⓘ
light comedy ⓘ
subjectMatter haunting by a former spouse ⓘ
romantic entanglements with the dead ⓘ
tone comic ⓘ
satirical ⓘ
workOf Noël Coward ⓘ
writer Noël Coward ⓘ

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Alison Steadman → notableWork → Blithe Spirit (stage) ⓘ
Alison Steadman → notableWork → Blithe Spirit (stage) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blithe Spirit (stage revival)
David Lean → notableWork → Blithe Spirit (stage) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blithe Spirit
Noël Coward → notableWork → Blithe Spirit (stage) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blithe Spirit
Two Cities Films → produced → Blithe Spirit (stage) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blithe Spirit
Margaret Rutherford → notableWork → Blithe Spirit (stage) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blithe Spirit
Denham Film Studios → producedWork → Blithe Spirit (stage) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blithe Spirit (1945 film)
Rex Harrison → notableWork → Blithe Spirit (stage) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Blithe Spirit (1945 film)