Can Charles's nervous maid Edith (Stella Cooke) help?
British playwright Noel Coward's comic masterpiece Blithe Spirit is presented with style and panache in Detour's latest offering.
Amid a talented cast who have settled with ease into their roles, special mention must go to Thorne for the passion she brings to her deliciously challenging character of Madame Arcati, and Woodhouse, who injects Elvira with a lure that is seductive and possessive in equal measure.
Top marks too for Detour's make-up artists, who clearly can dress up a ghost with the best of them.
Director Kim Williamson has created a delightful production of a play that first hit the boards in the London of 1941 and went on for a record run of 1,997 performances.
Blithe Spirit lifted the mood of wartime Britain with its heart-warming comedy and it certainly has all the right ingredients to drive away Tauranga's winter blues.
The play runs until July 7.
Blithe Spirit
Detour Theatre
June 20 - July 7