Felicity Kendal to star in BLITHE SPIRIT at Theatre Royal Bath in 2027
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One of the UK’s most popular actresses takes on one of British theatre’s most outlandish characters as Felicity Kendal stars as the eccentric clairvoyant Madame Arcati, in a brand-new production of Noël Coward’s supernatural comedy BLITHE SPIRIT, which opens at Theatre Royal Bath from 13 – 22 May 2027, prior to national tour.
Novelist Charles Condomine and his second wife Ruth are literally haunted by a past relationship when Madame Arcati inadvertently conjures up the ghost of his first wife, Elvira, at a séance. Visible only to Charles, and determined to sabotage his current marriage, the mischievous
Elvira makes sure life - and the afterlife - gets very complicated for all concerned!
One of the UK’s best loved actors for more than five decades, Felicity Kendal shot to fame in legendary BBC comedy The Good Life and has won numerous awards for her stage work. Her recent West End appearances include Dotty Otley in Noises Off, Evangeline Harcourt in Anything Goes, and Judith Bliss in Noël Coward’s Hay Fever.
Lindsay Posner directs following West End transfers of The Deep Blue Sea and A View From The Bridge.
Further casting and creative team for this production are still to be announced.