By Alec Kerr, Special to The Conway Daily Sun
CONWAY — M&D Playhouse is quite literally getting in the Halloween spirit with Noel Coward’s spectral comedy “Blithe Spirit,” which opened Oct. 1 and has performances at the Eastern Slope Inn Playhouse in North Conway, Thursday through Sunday until Oct. 18.
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