Why go and see it?
With a distinguished creative team who have won a plethora of awards between them, this is a Blithe Spirit full of sparkling and spirit-lifting hijinks.
Blithe Spirit
Live at
Harold Pinter Theatre
Thu 16 Sep - Sat 6 Nov 2021
Tickets available from £20.00
subject to a transaction fee of £3.65
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We want everyone to enjoy the show safely, together. Please see the measures we have put in place for your safety, well-being and enjoyment.
Harold Pinter Theatre
Thu 16 Sep - Sat 6 Nov 2021
Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1Y 4SW, UK
2 hours 30 minutes incl. interval
Mon - Sat at 19:30
Thu and Sat at 14:30
Tue 21 Sep at 19:00
Novelist Charles Condomine and his second wife Ruth are literally haunted by a past relationship when an eccentric medium - Madame Arcati - 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.
Jennifer Saunders is one of the UK’s most popular comic actresses. Her gleefully funny performance as the eccentric clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, delighted both critics and audiences alike when the production opened in Theatre Royal Bath’s 2019 Summer Season. Saunders is much loved for the sketch show French and Saunders, for which she and Dawn French received a BAFTA fellowship in 2009, and for the hit comedy series and subsequent film, Absolutely Fabulous, which she both starred in and wrote.
Jennifer Saunders gives a brilliantly physical display of comic clowning- Sunday Times
Coward’s sublimely crafted dialogue. Jennifer Saunders…a splendid Madame Arcati- Mail on Sunday
Lisa Dillon (Ruth) is best known for her role as Mary Smith in BBC 1’s Cranford. Geoffrey Streatfeild’s credits include Spooks, The Thick of It, Traitors and the Histories Cycle at the RSC. Madeleine Mantock (Elvira) recently played Macy Vaughn in CBS studios series Charmed and Miss Clara in the BBC’s The Long Song.
Richard Eyre, director of the National Theatre for ten years, is the winner of five Olivier Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award. Designer Anthony Ward’s numerous productions include Tony Award winning Mary Stuart and Olivier Award winning Oklahoma!
What the critics say
Absolutely fabulous… comic gold. Jennifer Saunders is a delight- Sunday Express
Jennifer Saunders… brilliantly funny. Enormous life affirming fun- Times
Jennifer Saunders… a revelation. A fabulous Coward revival. Richard Eyre has cast to perfection across the board- Daily Telegraph
Harold Pinter Theatre
Harold Pinter Theatre, London SW1Y 4SW, UK
Piccadilly Circus
Open from 4pm on performance days (12pm for matinees)
The box office will open at 12:00 on matinee days.
Enjoying the show safely, together.
COVID-19 Status
To ensure the continued safety of our visitors and staff, currently, all attendees over the age of 18 will be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 status to gain entry to the venue.
Find out more about what this means and about the measures we have put in place for your safety, well-being and enjoyment.