Blithe Spirit

Blithe Spirit Neil Chiste The two plays I will be comparing in this essay are Noel Coward's ‘Blithe Spirit’ and Stewart Lemoine’s ‘Evelyn Strange’, both put on at the New Varscona Theater. Both were very good plays, and the enjoyment factor for everyone in the theater was high, but both plays in many ways contrasted each other. Blithe Spirit dealt with a man who is haunted by his dead wives, brought back by a …showed first 75 words of 556 total…

…showed last 75 words of 556 total…is why Blithe Spirit falls short of Evelyn Strange when it comes to overall success. Although both plays were very good at entertaining, you left the theater really considering the issues brought up in Evelyn Strange while Blithe Spirit didn’t seem to be able to do that. Which is why I believe Evelyn Strange may stand the test of time in the minds of its audience while Blithe Spirit will not be able too.