A Matter of Life and Death

New Vic Production

By Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger
Adapted and directed by Theresa Heskins

A new staging of an iconic British film

It’s 1945. When British Pilot Peter Carter’s plane goes down just off the coast of England, he doesn’t expect to survive. Miraculously, after leaping from his burning plane without a parachute, he finds himself face-to-face with June, the American radio operator who kept him company on his final journey. As the pair fall instantly and deeply in love, Peter discovers a celestial error has occurred – he was supposed to die but the heavenly conductor missed him as he fell through the fog.

Caught in a limbo between life and death, Peter is called by the heavenly court to answer for his survival and defend his right to live. Can he convince the judge he deserves a second chance at life and prove that love truly can conquer all?

With an amazing live swing-band, A Matter of Life and Death seamlessly blends together romance, drama and fantasy, and will take audiences on an emotional journey, exploring what happens when love, fate and the laws of the universe collide.

Season Ticket Deals

Fri 28 March & Tue 1 April – limited number of £15 tickets available! When they’re gone, they’re gone!

Photography by Andrew Billington