Love That Won't Let Go

Tbilisi theatre center presents

Love that won't let go

December 1, 7:00 PM

At Compensa Concert Hall.

English comedy in two acts - Based on the play by Noël Coward.

Renowned director - Avtandil Varsimashvili

The comedy features 11 famous and well-known actors from Georgia.

Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes with an intermission

The play is based on the famous work by Noël Coward, "Blithe Spirit" – a brilliant comedy where reality strangely intertwines with mysticism. A deceased wife simply cannot leave her living husband and his new wife in peace.

"Blithe Spirit" is Noël Coward's most famous and successful play. Its first production, presented to the public in 1941, ran for 1,997 performances and set a national record, which was later surpassed only by Agatha Christie's play "The Mousetrap".

Why? Perhaps because it is difficult to say goodbye to love, and the shadows of our passions follow us throughout our lives? Or because it is never possible to reconcile with ex-wives, regardless of whether they are ghosts or not?

This performance combines the atmosphere of a worldly comedy with elements of mysticism, creating a vibrant and engaging theatrical experience.

Once, a successful writer Charles Condomine decided to hold a small séance in his home to observe the medium's work and describe it in his new novel. The medium, Madame Arcati, accidentally summons the spirit of Charles's deceased first wife, Elvira, who immediately begins to fight with both her former husband and his new wife.

The spirit proves to be disobedient – the heroes' lives are turned upside down and everything goes to the dogs. The unhappy husband tries to get rid of the "ghost of love," but this proves to be a difficult task.

Why? Perhaps because it is difficult to say goodbye to love, and the shadows of our passions follow us throughout our lives? Or because it is never possible to reconcile with ex-wives, regardless of whether they are ghosts or not?

Avtandil Varsimashvili is one of the most famous and distinctive contemporary Georgian theatre directors, a master of psychological tension and subtle dramaturgy. Avtandil Varsimashvili was a close friend of our famous director Rimas Tuminas and worked with him. His performances are distinguished by a deep revelation of human characters, an impeccable sense of atmosphere, and the ability to turn the internal conflicts of characters into engaging stage action.