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The Great Divorce

June 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment
The Great Divorce

Pacific Theatre’s production of The Great Divorce is a creative and compelling rendition of C.S. Lewis’ unconventional meditation on heaven, hell and what may be in between. The plot follows a narrator, who represents Lewis himself, that journeys by bus from a middling layer of hell to the foothills of heaven on a “vacation for the damned.” This new landscape is beautiful but hard and uncomfortable for all the passengers on the bus that now appear to be ghosts. After arriving in this … [Read more...]

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Roots: not your typical church drama

August 26, 2010 By 1 Comment
Roots members in front of the Olympic Couldron in Vancouver

"We wanted to collect the questions, stories and struggles we were receiving from young people and take them to the church," said Jenny Salisbury. Salisbury was director of a drama troupe composed of young people which toured Canada this summer. Roots Among The Rocks was presented more than 40 times in three months in churches and community centres from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island. The tour was the brainchild of Salisbury and Judy Steers. The two direct the Ask & Imagine program … [Read more...]

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Badlands Passion Play draws thousands

July 16, 2002 By Leave a Comment
D'Arcy Browning as Jesus

Although are mostly famous for their dinosaur fossils, the Canadian Badlands near Drumheller, Alberta, are now drawing thousands of people for another reason: the Canadian Badlands Passion Play, a large-scale retelling of the life of Christ that was recently voted Alberta's top cultural attraction by Attractions Canada. The play, while only running for two weekends in July, is expected to draw approximately 16,000 spectators this year to the natural ampitheatre that houses it in the unique … [Read more...]

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