![]() English Language Theatre in Basel since 1975 |
9, 10, 16, 17, 23 ,24 June 2017 Theater Rampe, Borromäum, Byfangweg 6, Basel Director: Scott Holland
Cast: David Cox Charles Condomine,
Melissa Magarici Elvira Condomine,
Cathy Barker Ruth Condomine,
Michael Bray Dr. George Bradman
Catherine Matter Mrs Violet Bradman
Diana Zuger Madame Arcati,
Fiona Müller Edith, the Maid Producer: Richard Brown You can view the programme here Synopsis Charles Condomine, a successful novelist, wishes to learn about the occult for a novel he is writing, and he arranges for an eccentric medium, Madame Arcati, to hold a séance at his home with his second wife, Ruth, and friends the Bradmans. At the séance, she inadvertently summons Charles'first wife, Elvira, who has been dead for seven years. Only Charles can see or hear Elvira. Ruth does not believe that she exists until a floating vase is handed to her out of thin air. Elvira is louche and moody, in contrast to the more strait-laced Ruth. The ghostly Elvira makes continued, and increasingly desperate, efforts to disrupt Charles' current marriage. She finally sabotages his car in the hope of killing him so that he will join her in the spirit world with an unexpected twist. Madame Arcati is brought back to the house to exorcize the ghost of Elvira when the household learns of another psychic presence in the house which may have been responsible for bringing back Elvira. |