Shaw Festival’s ghostly revival of Noël Coward’s Blithe Spirit lacks spark
Great claims are made about Noël Coward’s barbed repartee. Critics have said his use of language as a domestic weapon foreshadows Harold Pinter and Joe Orton.as his masterpiece, a farce where a ridiculous plot about the awkward appearance of a dead wife at a séance hides a social drama of sexual jealousy and marital fatigue.
Of course, Deborah Hay as the medium Madam Arcati is a riot. The role is a gift to any actor and Hay is a blithe spirit herself: Her ululations and gyrations, playing a doddering crone one minute and interpretive gymnast the next, are a delight to behold. There is also some reliable comedy from Katherine Gauthier as the harried maid Edith.
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