<i>We''ve stood up - we''ve lain down - we''ve concentrated. We''ve sat interminably while that tiresome old woman recited extremely unflattering verses at us. We''re endured five </i><i>s¿ces </i><i>- we''ve watched her fling herself in and out of trances until we''re dizzy, and at the end of it all we find ourselves exactly where we were at the beginning.</i>Researching for his new novel, Charles Condomine invites the implausible medium Madame Arcati to his house for a s¿ce. Whilst consumed in a trance, Madame Arcati unwittingly summons the ghost of Charles''s dead wife, Elvira. Appearing only to Charles, Elvira soon makes a play to reclaim her husband, much to the chagrin of Charles''s new wife, Ruth. One husband, two feuding wives and a whisper of mischief in the air - who will win in Coward''s unworldly comedy?Written in 1941, <i>Blithe Spirit</i> remained the longest-running comedy in the history of the British theatre for three decades thereafter. Dealing with relationships on b