Unity Wroe rounds up the week's top stage shows around Sussex, updated every Friday.

BLITHE SPIRIT, New Venture Theatre, Bedford Place, Brighton, April 26 and 27
Brighton College Family Society brings Noel Coward's comedy to the theatre after a successful run at Brighton College last year.

Novelist Charles Condomine's household plays host to a ghost when a seance evokes the mischievous spirit of Charles' first wife, Elvira.

This sophisticated satire combines witty repartee with emotional turmoil.

Tickets cost £6. Call 01273 746118.

THE REAL MONTY - KEEPS IT UP, The Hawth, Hawth Avenue, Crawley, April 29-May 1
New comedy about a woman who has invested her life savings into a seedy club in order to promote her son's strip troupe.

She has to cut a few corners to get the club open - much to the chagrin of council worker Mr Perkins who has made it his vocation to ensure the club will not open. A group of hunky men whipping their clothes off could ensure Perkins doesn't get his way.

Tickets cost £15. Call 01293 553636.

DEATHTRAP, Theatre Royal, New Road, Brighton, April 29-May 4
The longest-running Broadway thriller leads the viewer into a labyrinth of suspense and intrigue.

When a celebrated author suffers a severe case of writer's block, he is more than put out when a former student's brilliant script lands on his desk. But it would be unthinkable to lure the student to his home and death and pass off the script as his own - wouldn't it?

Tickets cost £7.50 to £20.50. Call 01273 328488.