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
Image © Nicole Guarino. Design: Filipe Alcada
Rehearsal photos by Mark Bruce and Jack Bruce
