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Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward The smash comedy hit of the London and Broadway stages, this much- revised classic from the playwright of Private Lives offers up fussy , cantankerous novelist Charles Condomine, remarried but haunted ( literally ) by the ghost of his late first wife the clever and insistent Elvira who is called up by a “happy medium”, one Madame Arcati. As the worldly and unworldly personalities clash, Charles’ current wife Ruth is accidentally killed, “passes over”, joins Elvira and the two “blithe spirits”haunt the hapless Charles into perpetuity. Cast ( in order of appearance ) Edith (a Maid) - Aisling Dunne Ruth Condomine - Rachel De Silva Charles Condomine - Ian Welch Doctor Bradman - Stuart Pinel Mrs Bradman - Helen Quinnell Madame Arcati - Maureen Hardwen Elvira - Linda Gay Crew: Stage manager - Isabel Trafford Assistant stage Manager - Sam Joyce Lighting - Nicholas Hewitt and Mick Taylor Sound - Laura Cakebread Properties - Bob & Janet Norton, Lesley Bauckham, Curtis Boylan Set Building - John Vinnels & Ron Andrews Publicity - Kevin Coward The Edward Alderton Theatre is a non-professional performance venue in Bexleyheath, Kent, founded in 1976. It has a raked auditorium seating 74, a proscenium stage, a fully licensed bar, a deaf loop, toilets and free onsite parking. Smoking is strictly prohibited anywhere on the premises. Performances commence at 8pm. Social evenings are held every Wednesday from 9pm, except during show weeks. Non-members welcome.

This Season Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward 22 - 29 October 2016   A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens 10 - 17 December 2016   Miss Julie by August Strindberg 11 - 18 February 2017   Skellig by David Almond 8 - 15 April 2017   Bracken Moor by Alexi Kaye 27 May - 3 June 2017   No Sex Please We're British by Alistair Foot & Anthony Marriott 22 - 29 July 2017