Pacific Theatre Presents THE GREAT DIVORCE, 5/20-6/18

The trip from hell to heaven is merely a bus ride away. Pacific Theatre is proud to present The Great Divorce, adapted for the stage by George Drance and The Magis Theatre from the novel by C.S. Lewis.

Hell resembles nothing so much as a dreary industrial city in the north of England, its denizens free to leave whenever they like - aboard a bus bound for a heaven that's like nothing you've ever imagined. A theologically dazzling journey studded with memorable characters, mind-spinning dialogue, and images of human folly and sublime hope that will forever change the way you see eternity.

Originally titled Who Goes Home?, inspired by Blake's The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, Lewis uses this story of one man's bus ride from hell to heaven to examine the successes and failures of the relationship between history's two most dramatic of opposites.

A mainstay on Vancouver's stages, The Great Divorce marks Kyle Rideout's debut as a theatrical director. Already an up-and-coming filmmaker, Rideout won the NSI Drama Prize, Bravo!FACT, and NFB FAB award his short film Wait for Rain, as well as festival success for Hop the Twig. Known for his fantastical and comic approach to storytelling, Rideout will bring his larger-than-life sensibilities to Lewis' theological masterpiece.

Details: THE GREAT DIVORCE adapted by George Drance & The Magis Theatre from the novel by C.S. Lewis

When: May 20-June 18, Wednesdays-Saturdays at 8pm, 2pm matinees Saturdays

Where: Pacific Theatre, 1420 West 12th Ave (at Hemlock St), Vancouver, BC

Tickets: $16.50-29.50 (HST not incl.) - to reserve call 604.731.5518, or visit pacifictheatre.org.