A Matter of Life and Death
It is 1945. A young airman jumps to certain death from his burning aircraft. His last words are to a girl he has never met:
“I love you June. You are life and I am leaving you”
Following an angelic blunder, caused by a classic English pea-souper, Peter Carter miraculously survives and finds June in the flesh. But, things are not so simple! To stay alive, Peter is forced to take himself, and the heavens to the Universal Court of Appeal.
2007 sees Kneehigh on the Olivier stage at the National Theatre in a new adaptation of this much loved war movie by Powell and Pressburger. This is simply the largest and most ambitious indoor production that Kneehigh has tackled in its 26 year history. With a cast of 5 musicians and 22 actors and dancers and a strong team of Kneehigh regulars, this promises to be a project of epic proportions. A love story set against the backdrop of the Second World War. Romantic, surreal and poignantly funny, this is one of the most exciting projects Kneehigh have ever attempted.
