Multi award-winning Mark Bruce Company bring their flair for vivid storytelling (Dracula, The Odyssey, Macbeth) to a new tale drawn from popular culture and ancient Egyptian myth.
Bruce and his astonishing company of dancers pull you into a cinematic love story full of the rich and visceral imagery that has become their trademark. Presenting a hallucinatory nightmare of unleashed demons, sinister scientists and supernatural forces, two adventurers (Dane Hurst, Eleanor Duval) tumble into a waking dream of a land beyond time and death. Imagine the world of Indiana Jones as viewed through the lens of David Lynch, set to a soundtrack ranging from Penderecki to Lanegan.
Hypnotic, poignant and intricately choreographed, Return to Heaven is a beautiful horror, laced with the darkest of humour.
Written, Directed and Choreographed by Mark Bruce
Costume Design: Dorothée Brodrück
Lighting Design: Guy Hoare
Set Design: Phil Eddolls
Dancers: Eleanor Duval, Jordi Calpe-Serrats, Carina Howard, Dane Hurst, Sharol Mackenzie, Christopher Thomas
Age recommendation: 12+ Running time: approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, including a 20 minute interval
Bruce’s choreography is even more dramatic in its impact and when it is matched to Belfonte’s songs becomes sheer delight, full of the joy of life
British Theatre Guide
Guy Hoare’s electrical sleight of hand magics us from scene to scene with each flash of the footlights... The dancing by Eleanor Duval and Dane Hurst is superb