National treasure Felicity Kendal (The Good Life) is set to star as Madame Arcati in Noël Coward’s much-loved comedy Blithe Spirit.
Directed by Lindsay Posner, Blithe Spirit will run at Theatre Royal Bath from 13 to 22 May 2027.
The show is produced by Theatre Royal Bath Productions and Lee Dean, and is set to tour following its Bath run. Dates are to be announced.
There’s no current news about a West End transfer for Blithe Spirit. Bath’s production of David Hare’s new play Grace Pervades, starring Ralph Fiennes, is now playing at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London until 11 July 2026.
Felicity Kendal will star as eccentric clairvoyant Madame Arcati in Noël Coward’s supernatural comedy. Kendal is currently starring in High Society at the Barbican Theatre in London until 11 July.
In Blithe Spirit, 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!
Further casting for Blithe Spirit is to be announced.
Lindsay Posner directs following West End transfers of The Deep Blue Sea and A View From The Bridge. Posner is currently directing Equus at the Menier Chocolate Factory starring Toby Stephens.
Theatre Royal Bath Productions is no stranger to Blithe Spirit, with recent revivals including 2019, starring Jennifer Saunders and directed by Richard Eyre; 2010, starring Alison Steadman and directed by Thea Sharrock; and 2004, starring Penelope Keith and also directed by Thea Sharrock.
Forthcoming Theatre Royal Bath Productions include Edward Bond’s The Sea, starring Jennifer Saunders and directed by Jonathan Munby.
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