BLITHE SPIRIT
Seattle Rep presents BLITHE SPIRIT by Noël Coward from November 29 to December 22, 2024. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books and films to enhance your experience of the show.
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Blithe Spirit
The script of BLITHE SPIRIT, for your reading pleasure.
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I'll Be Waiting
Outliving the expectations of her cystic fibrosis diagnosis, Nicola marries Anton, but after his death in a car crash goes viral as a supernatural event, a group of spiritualists offering closure hold a seǎnce that unleashes a terrifying force. (Novelist)
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The Other Side of Mrs. Wood
To defend her craft and livelihood, Mrs. Violet Wood must outsmart a newspaperman intent on exposing false mediums.
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Blithe Spirit
This 2020 British film adaptation of BLITHE SPIRIT stars Judi Dench as the eccentric mystic Madame Acarti and Dan Stevens as Charles Condomine.
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Take Back the Magic
Finn, cofounder of the Way of the Rose ecofeminist community, explains in this fine-grained account how she repaired her fraught relationship with her brilliant and sullen father after his death. (Publishers Weekly)
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Ghosts
BBC sitcom Ghosts follows the undead denizens of a crumbling country mansion whose "afterlives are thrown into turmoil when young urban couple Alison and Mike unexpectedly inherit the peaceful derelict house and plan to turn it into a bustling hotel." (publisher's copy)
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The Book of Séances
Tarot artist Goodchild delivers a generous grab bag of strategies for connecting with the spirits of the dead. (Publishers Weekly)
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Spirit Talker
In this teaching memoir, Shawn Leonard shares his personal story of developing his abilities as a spirit talker, revealing incredible stories from his childhood to the present. Along the way, he shares experiences he has had with elders from his aboriginal tribe, the Mi'kmaq, and his journey learning more about his heritage. (publisher's copy)
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Calling the Spirits
Calling the Spirits investigates the eerie history of our conversations with the dead, from necromancy in Homer's Odyssey to the emergence of Spiritualism, when Victorians were entranced by mediums and the séance was born. (publisher's copy)
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Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit
Released a few years after BLITHE SPIRIT's theatrical debut in 1941, this 1945 film adaptation stars Rex Harrison as Charles Condomine.
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