Theater Review: ‘The Great Divorce’

Heaven, hell and what they represent form the crux of the thought-provoking presentation of C.S. Lewis’s “The Great Divorce.”
Theater Review: ‘The Great Divorce’
CS Lewis The Great Divorce (L–R) Michael Frederic, Christa Scott-Reed and Joel Rainwater in a place that is nearly heaven from C.S. Lewis’s “The Great Divorce.” Joan Marcus
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NEW YORK—Heaven, hell, and what they represent form the crux of the Fellowship for the Performing Arts’s thought-provoking presentation of C.S. Lewis’s “The Great Divorce.” Part existential journey, part morality lesson, the play shows how hard it can be to reach heaven, and conversely, how easy it can be to settle for hell.

The work is winningly performed by a cast of three in multiple roles.

For those souls willing to put down the burdens they've carried all their lives, be they bitterness, avarice, or simply an unwillingness to see what's right in front of them, true paradise may be possible.
Judd Hollander
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Judd Hollander is a reviewer for stagebuzz.com and a member of the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle.
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