by Alice Carter, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review An evening with the Condomines can be highly entertaining — and exasperating. The spouses at the center of “Blithe Spirit,” Noel Coward’s comedy of bad manners that opened the PICT Classic Theatre season, possess a sophisticated wit as dry and delicious as the martinis they consume. But, like many of… Read more »
by Ted Hoover Here’s news — Pittsburgh Irish & Classical Theatre has announced a name change. Henceforth the company will be known as PICT Classic Theatre. Some of you may recall the tumult from last season, when artistic director (and company co-founder) Andrew Paul was forced out and Alan Stanford assumed the post. So it’s… Read more »
By Adrian McCoy / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Noel Coward wrote his classic supernatural comedy “Blithe Spirit” in 1941 under the looming shadow of World War II. With a mission to write something to lift the spirits of a war-weary England, he penned a story that let audiences laugh in the face of death. As the play’s… Read more »
