OSWALDTWISTLE Players' performances are typically spirited affairs. But the players' April production will prove a little more spirited than usual.

The show, Noel Coward's Blithe Spirit, is an improbable farce that tells the story of Charles Condomine, his deceased wife, Elvira, and his current wife, Ruth.

Elvira is a mischievous spirit brought back from the dead by Madame Arcati, who begins to wreak havoc on Charles's life. It is one of Noel Coward's best-known plays and will create a challenge for the Oswaldtwistle Players' special effects department.

Blithe Spirit will be staged at Oswaldtwistle Civic Theatre in April.