Which 88 year old Dame is currently appearing in Blithe Spirit in London?
"Dee devised and produced the ""London Concert For Peace"", a charity concert celebrating the joy of life which was performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane with a cast including Dame Judi Dench, Sir Ian McKellen and David Tennant. Proceeds from the concert were donated to Amnesty International, CARE, Oxfam and the Red Cross. In June 2014, Dee organised a Noël Coward charity cabaret, entitled ""I Went to a Marvellous Party"" at London's historic Cafe de Paris, as a celebration of and farewell to Angela Lansbury, marking the end of the run of ""Blithe Spirit"" in London. The ""Blithe Spirit"""
"of 375 performances, starring Edward Woodward as Charles, Louise Troy as Ruth, Tammy Grimes as Elvira and Beatrice Lillie as Madame Arcati. It had a three-month West End run in 1964–65, with Denis Quilley as Charles, Jan Walters as Ruth, Marti Stevens as Elvira and Cicely Courtneidge as Madame Arcati. Blithe Spirit (play) Blithe Spirit is a comic play by Noël Coward. The play concerns the socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when he"
"Blithe Spirit (play) Blithe Spirit is a comic play by Noël Coward. The play concerns the socialite and novelist Charles Condomine, who invites the eccentric medium and clairvoyant, Madame Arcati, to his house to conduct a séance, hoping to gather material for his next book. The scheme backfires when he is haunted by the ghost of his annoying and temperamental first wife, Elvira, after the séance. Elvira makes continual attempts to disrupt Charles's marriage to his second wife, Ruth, who cannot see or hear the ghost. The play was first seen in the West End in 1941, creating a new"
"role in ""Coronation Street"". She was made an OBE in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours. Cole was born in Solihull, Warwickshire, and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School from 1958 to 1960 and went on to consolidate her acting skills in repertory theatres around the United Kingdom. She made her stage debut at the age of seventeen playing the eccentric, elderly medium Madame Arcati in Noël Coward's ""Blithe Spirit"". At the age of 63 she returned to the same role when the play was revived at the West End's Savoy Theatre in 2004. One of Cole's most recognised"
"1986 at the Vaudeville Theatre, starring Simon Cadell as Charles, Jane Asher as Ruth, Joanna Lumley as Elvira and Marcia Warren as Madame Arcati. ""Blithe Spirit"" was revived on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre on 31 March 1987 in a production directed by Brian Murray. It starred Richard Chamberlain as Charles, Judith Ivey as Ruth, Blythe Danner as Elvira and Geraldine Page as Madame Arcati. It ran for 104 performances. Page, who received a Tony Award nomination for Best Actress, died of a heart attack during the run; Patricia Conolly succeeded her in the role. In 2002 the play"
"New London Theatre was renamed the Gillian Lynne Theatre, making it the first theatre in the West End of London to be named after a non-royal woman. Gillian Lynne Dame Gillian Barbara Lynne, (née Pyrke; 20 February 1926 – 1 July 2018) was an English ballerina, dancer, choreographer, actress, and theatre-television director, noted for her theatre choreography associated with two of the longest-running shows in Broadway history, ""Cats"" and ""The Phantom of the Opera"". At age 87, she was made a DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2014 New Year Honours List. Gillian Barbara"
"at the 2011, 2013 and 2016 British Soap Awards. Patti Clare Patti Clare (born 3 March 1976) is an English actress, best known for playing the character of Mary Taylor in the ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"" since 2008. She is a three-time winner of the British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance (2011, 2013 and 2016). Clare was born in the city of Manchester. Her stage acting credits include playing Edith in a production of Noël Coward's ""Blithe Spirit"" at the Citizen's Theatre in Glasgow in 2000 and the role of Mrs. Micawber in a 2005 production of the"
"Gillian Lynne Dame Gillian Barbara Lynne, (née Pyrke; 20 February 1926 – 1 July 2018) was an English ballerina, dancer, choreographer, actress, and theatre-television director, noted for her theatre choreography associated with two of the longest-running shows in Broadway history, ""Cats"" and ""The Phantom of the Opera"". At age 87, she was made a DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2014 New Year Honours List. Gillian Barbara Pyrke was born in Bromley, Kent, and was a precocious dance talent from an early age, teaming with her childhood friend Beryl Grey while still at school,"
"the age of 89. Betty Jumel Betty Jumel (1901 – 14 October 1990) was a British variety hall entertainer and actress. Betty Jumel was born in Fairhaven, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire in 1901. She was only 10 years old when she made her first stage appearance, alongside her father Harold Jumel, who toured an act round the music halls entitled ""The Four Jumels"". Her father taught her to sing and dance, as well as how to best throw her voice - almost from her infancy. When the family disbanded before the First World War, the young Betty Jumel joined her"
"Spall in drag) tells her life story in cabaret form before an audience. ""Without Walls"" TV Series (UK) 5 October 1993. The English PEN International Centre included several readings of poems by Rutherford on a list entitled Library of Recordings.pdf (1953). The works listed were: Margaret Rutherford Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was a British character actress of stage, television and film, probably best known for her later career as Agatha Christie's character Miss Marple. She first came to prominence following World War II in the film adaptations of Noël Coward's ""Blithe Spirit"", and"
"Coward's ""Blithe Spirit"" was revived at the theatre in 1986, and Willy Russell's play ""Shirley Valentine"" played in 1988, starring Pauline Collins. In 1990, Simon Gray's play ""Hidden Laughter"" was produced at the theatre, followed by Kander and Ebb's 1991 musical, ""70, Girls, 70"", starring Dora Bryan. A 1996 revival of ""Salad Days"", starring the duo Kit and The Widow, was not successful, but Jean Fergusson's show ""She Knows You Know!"", in which she portrayed the Lancashire comedian Hylda Baker, played at the theatre in 1997 and was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Entertainment. ""Showtune"", a"
"Blithe Spirit (film) Blithe Spirit is a 1945 British fantasy-comedy film directed by David Lean. The screenplay by Lean, cinematographer Ronald Neame and associate producer Anthony Havelock-Allan is based on producer Noël Coward's 1941 play of the same name, the title of which is derived from the line ""Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert"" in the poem ""To a Skylark"" by Percy Bysshe Shelley. The film features Kay Hammond and Margaret Rutherford, in the roles they created in the original production, along with Rex Harrison and Constance Cummings in the lead parts of Charles and Ruth Condomine."
"Margaret Rutherford Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was a British character actress of stage, television and film, probably best known for her later career as Agatha Christie's character Miss Marple. She first came to prominence following World War II in the film adaptations of Noël Coward's ""Blithe Spirit"", and Oscar Wilde's ""The Importance of Being Earnest"". She won the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for her role as The Duchess of Brighton in ""The V.I.P.s"" (1963). Rutherford was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1961 and a Dame"
"Christie's ""The Mousetrap"" at St Martin's Theatre, London. She is soon to embark on the first ever UK tour of ""The Mousetrap"" playing Mrs Boyle for the first 10 weeks of the tour. Jan Waters Jan Waters (born ) is an English actress of the theatre, television, and film. She was particularly active in the London theatre scene during the 1960s and 1970s, notably appearing in the original West End productions of Jule Styne's ""Do Re Mi"" and Noël Coward's ""High Spirits"". She also made a moderate number of appearances on British television and appeared in a small number of"
"in Chiswick at the age of 90. Ada Blanche Ada Blanche (16 July 1862 – 1 January 1953), born Ada Cecilia Blanche Adams, was an English actress and singer known early in her career for vivacious performances in Victorian burlesque and pantomime and later in character roles in Edwardian musical comedy. Born into a theatrical family, Blanche made her stage debut at the age of fourteen and had a forty-five year career, almost exclusively on the British stage, in the West End and on tour. In the 1890s she was a leading principal boy in London's most lavishly staged pantomimes."
"of 78. Belinda Wright (dancer) Belinda Wright (18 January 1929 – 1 April 2007) was an English ballerina noted for romantic and classical roles. She was born Brenda Wright in Southport, Lancashire (later Merseyside). She was the daughter of a coal merchant, and as a sickly child was advised to take dance classes for her health. She studied under Dorothea Halliwell, Olga Preobrajenska in Paris and Kathleen Crofton in London, and won awards for young dancers including the Anna Pavlova Cup and the Dancing Times Cup. Wright began working with Ballet Rambert in 1946. After further studies, she joined the"
"Drama 'The Bone Orchard'. + Indie film. 2016 and 2017 in 'Cold Feet' as Barbara Blythe, mother of Jenny Gifford, played by actress and food writer Fay Ripley. 2017: 'Moving On' (Doreen). 2017: Cold Feet (Barbara) Marji Campi Marji Campi is a British actress, best known for playing Joyce Watson in ""Surgical Spirit"" between 1989 and 1995; and Jessie Hilton in ""Brookside"", from 1998 to 2002. Her stage experience includes work at Chester, Colchester, Hull and in various London venues. She reprised her role as Shirley Valentine (Hull, Colchester) at the English-Speaking Theatre in Frankfurt. Other TV roles include Dulcie"
"Charmian May Charmian May (16 June 1937 – 24 October 2002) was an English actress best known for her television and film roles, she appeared in sitcoms ""The Good Life"", ""Keeping Up Appearances"" and 'film 'Bridget Jones's Diary"". She also appeared in ""The Worst Witch"" as Miss Pentangle, in ""Weirdsister College"" as Prof. Alicia Thunderblast, and she was Miss Milton in the Yorkshire Television series, ""You're Only Young Twice"". She also toured in the 1970s in a production of ""The Importance of Being Earnest"" by Oscar Wilde, playing a very formidable Lady Bracknell. Among her many roles in a career"
"the north-east corner of the church, inscribed with a poem that praises her generosity. A pair of Bow figures of Clive and Henry Woodward as ""the Fine Lady"" and ""the Fine Gentleman"" in David Garrick's mythological burlesque ""Lethe"", 1750–52, may be ""the earliest full-length portrait figures in English porcelain"". The Foundling Museum in London explored her life and career in a temporary exhibition, ""Kitty Clive: The Creation Of A Female Celebrity"" between 21 Sep 2018 – 30 Dec 2018. Kitty Clive Catherine Clive (née Raftor; 5 November 1711 – 6 December 1785) was a well-known English actress and occasional singer"
"Alex Sharpe Alexandria Sharpe (born 4 May 1971) is an Irish soprano singer and actress mostly known for her live roles in London's West End and on the Irish stage (both the Olympia and Gaiety Theatres). In the United States she is best known as one of the former members of Celtic Woman from 2008-10. She was a featured soloist at ""Andrew Lloyd Webber's 60th birthday celebration"" (2008) with the RTE Orchestra and she released a solo album titled ""Be Still My Soul"" at 2014. She began her career at 1991 by portraying Dorothy in ""The Wizard of Oz"" at"
"in the Christmas pantomime of Aladdin in Poole as Princess Xiaoxue in the 2016/17 season. Sapphire is currently appearing as Snow White in the Christmas Pantomime at Sevenoaks, Stag Theatre for the 2017/18 season. Sapphire Elia Sapphire Elia (born 15 April 1987), is an English actress, model and singer best known for her roles in musical drama ""Britannia High"" and the soap opera ""Emmerdale"". Sapphire Chrystalla Elia was born on 15 April 1987 in London. Elia is of Greek-Cypriot heritage. She is 3/4 Greek and 1/4 English Elia modelled for brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, Selfridges and Debenhams from"
"ITV and the film has been released three times on DVD, with the last release containing a newly restored film and audio. Notes Bibliography Blithe Spirit (film) Blithe Spirit is a 1945 British fantasy-comedy film directed by David Lean. The screenplay by Lean, cinematographer Ronald Neame and associate producer Anthony Havelock-Allan is based on producer Noël Coward's 1941 play of the same name, the title of which is derived from the line ""Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! Bird thou never wert"" in the poem ""To a Skylark"" by Percy Bysshe Shelley. The film features Kay Hammond and Margaret Rutherford, in"
"Marcia Warren Marcia Warren (born 26 November 1943) is an English stage, film and television actress. On stage, she appeared in ""Blithe Spirit"" as Madame Arcati, and ""The Sea"" (2008) at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. She is a two time Olivier Award winner. Warren trained as an actress at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, graduating in 1963. From there on she took the path of many of her performing contemporaries, acting in repertory throughout the country - beginning as an assistant stage manager in ""David Copperfield"" in Salisbury. From 2013 to 2016, she played the role of"
"Adjoa Andoh Adjoa Andoh (born 14 January 1963) is a British film, television, stage and radio actress. She is known on the UK stage for lead roles at the RSC, the National Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre and the Almeida Theatre, and is a familiar face on British television, notably in two series of ""Doctor Who"" as companion Martha's mother Francine Jones, 90 episodes of the BBC's long-running medical drama ""Casualty"" as Staff Nurse (later Sister) Colette Griffiths (née Kierney) and a year in the BBC's ""EastEnders"". Andoh is the voice of Alexander McCall Smith's ""No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency"";"
"actress looking very different from one role to another. 2013 was her 22nd season: She played Queen Elizabeth I in Friedrich Schiller's ""Mary Stuart"" directed by Antoni Cimolino and Madame Arcati in Noël Coward's ""Blithe Spirit"" directed by Brian Bedford. She has also played leading roles in many other major houses across Canada, including the title role in ""Antony and Cleopatra"" by William Shakespeare (Centaur Theatre), Maggie in ""Cat on a Hot Tin Roof"" by Tennessee Williams (Grand Theatre, London), ""The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe"" by Jane Wagner (Belfry Theatre, Neptune Theatre, National Arts Centre,"
"Sylvie Guillem Sylvie Guillem (; born 25 February 1965) is a French ballet dancer. Guillem was the top-ranking female dancer with the Paris Opera Ballet from 1984 to 1989, before becoming a principal guest artist with the Royal Ballet in London. She has performed contemporary dance as an Associate Artist of London's Sadler's Wells Theatre. Her most notable performances have included those in ""Giselle"" and in Rudolf Nureyev's stagings of ""Swan Lake"" and ""Don Quixote"". In November 2014, she announced her retirement from the stage in 2015. Guillem was born on 25 February 1965 in Paris. As a child, she"
"preacher) in the Church of England. Adjoa Andoh Adjoa Andoh (born 14 January 1963) is a British film, television, stage and radio actress. She is known on the UK stage for lead roles at the RSC, the National Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre and the Almeida Theatre, and is a familiar face on British television, notably in two series of ""Doctor Who"" as companion Martha's mother Francine Jones, 90 episodes of the BBC's long-running medical drama ""Casualty"" as Staff Nurse (later Sister) Colette Griffiths (née Kierney) and a year in the BBC's ""EastEnders"". Andoh is the voice of Alexander McCall"
"granddaughter of composer Sir Arthur Bliss, former Master of the Queen's Music. She is married to author and actor Andy Secombe and the couple reside in Goonbell with their two children. Her film and television work includes appearances in: Her theatre work includes: Caroline Bliss Caroline Bliss (born 12 July 1961) is an English actress who trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. She is best known for her appearance as M's secretary, Miss Moneypenny, in the James Bond films of the Timothy Dalton era. At the age of 25, Bliss replaced the long-standing Lois Maxwell in the films"
"Gillian Bevan Gillian Bevan (born 13 February 1956 in Stockport) is an English actress, best known for her roles in British television shows and West End theatre. In 1988 she played Dorothy in the Royal Shakespeare Company's revival of their version of ""The Wizard of Oz"", also singing the role on the cast album. She also appeared as parapsychologist Dr Lin Pascoe in the famously controversial BBC drama, Ghostwatch, on 31 October 1992. Most recently, she portrayed Gina Hope in the UK medical drama ""Holby City"". She played the wife of Consultant Elliot Hope in the drama, who was struck"
"Nick Winston Nick Winston is an internationally renowned English stage director and choreographer working in theatre, opera and television. His extensive credits include, Stage Director & Choreographer for The Royal Variety Performance at The London Palladium (ITV); choreographer for Sondheim at 80, starring Dame Judi Dench at the Royal Albert Hall (BBC); Shakespeare Live, From The RSC, which received a BAFTA nomination for Live Entertainment (BBC) and Theatre Druid’s award winning production of Waiting For Godot which played at the Lincoln Center in New York. In the West End Nick has directed and choreographed the critically acclaimed 30th Anniversary production"
"""wild, high kicking dances and temper tantrums, interspersed with moments of near complete grace"". She was considered to have given a ""stellar performance"" at the world première of Tim Rushton's ""Requiem"" in 2006. In 2002, she performed with the New York City Ballet and in 2005 with the Royal Swedish Ballet. She has also performed across Europe as well as in China, Japan, Africa and Brazil. Having reached the age of 40 in July 2015, she has retired as a dancer but continues to teach at the Royal Danish Ballet School. Gitte Lindstrøm Gitte Lindstrøm (born 1975) is a Danish"
"Amelia Kinkade Amelia Kinkade (born December 31, 1963) is an American actress, animal communicator and self-proclaimed ""pet psychic"". She was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She is the niece of Emmy Award-winning actress Rue McClanahan. Her credits include television appearances on ""The Other Half"", ""The James Van Praagh Show"", VH1's ""Where Are They Now"", ""London Tonight"", ""The View"", ""Extra"", and ""The Jenny Jones Show"". Her lectures, classes and book discussions have taken her to numerous places around the world, including South Africa, Thailand and the United Kingdom. In 2002, she was invited to Buckingham Palace to work with the household"
"Patti Clare Patti Clare (born 3 March 1976) is an English actress, best known for playing the character of Mary Taylor in the ITV soap opera ""Coronation Street"" since 2008. She is a three-time winner of the British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance (2011, 2013 and 2016). Clare was born in the city of Manchester. Her stage acting credits include playing Edith in a production of Noël Coward's ""Blithe Spirit"" at the Citizen's Theatre in Glasgow in 2000 and the role of Mrs. Micawber in a 2005 production of the stage play ""David Copperfield"" at the West Yorkshire Playhouse."