The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe has returned to West End. Fellowship for the Performing Arts has an updated and expanded version of The Great Divorce along with national tours of C.S. Lewis Onstage: The Most Reluctant Convert and The Screwtape Letters. Meanwhile An Evening with C.S. Lewis by David Payne is also continuing a national tour. Follow NarniaFans.com for the latest C.S. Lewis and The Chronicles of Narnia theatre news and check the city listing below to see if one of these shows is coming to a city near you.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
A West End production of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe is playing at The Bridge Theatre until February 2, 2020. This show directed by Sally Cookson was first seen at the Leeds Playhouse in 2017. There will be a European tour from November 2021-March 2022 with stops in Cardiff, Dublin, Edinburgh, Nottingham and other cities.
The Great Divorce
The Great Divorce returns to the stage in an updated and expanded format. This excellent show is by the Fellowship for Performing Arts team which has produced several other C.S. Lewis plays including Shadowlands.
“We will launch our New York season with the return of C.S. Lewis’ The Great Divorce Dec. 14-29. This version will have more actors and some new scenes from the book.” Max McLean
After the Great Divorce opens their season in New York December 14-29 it will be followed by a national tour.
2019-2020 Tour Dates:
New York City, NY – Theatre Row Acorn Theatre December 12-29. Book tickets.
Charlotte, NC – Blumenthal Center for the Performing Arts Booth Plahouse January 24-26. Book tickets.
Washington D.C. – Lansburgh Theatre January 30-February 9. Book tickets.
Pittsburgh, PA – Byham Theatre February 15. Book tickets.
C.S. Lewis Onstage: The Most Reluctant Convert National Tour
Also by Fellowship for Performing Arts is the continuing USA tour of C.S. Lewis The Most Reluctant Convert. NarniaFans.com has reviewed this show with four out of five shields for a wonderful job bringing C.S. Lewis’s faith journey to the stage. Several of the locations in the show’s national tour include universities as part of the Fellowship for Performing Arts campus initiative. If you are not able to see The Most Reluctant Convert in person the show is now available on DVD and Amazon Prime streaming.
2020 Tour Dates:
St Louis, MO – Touhill Performing Arts Center February 23. Book tickets.
The Screwtape Letters National Tour
Did the devil make you do it? C.S. Lewis wrote The Screwtape Letters as a series of letters from an elder demon about how to better control a human’s behavior. This book has been masterfully adapted into a dramatic presentation that is critically acclaimed worldwide. During a previous national tour Narnia Fans interviewed The Screwtape Letters creative director and original cast Max McLean. Now this sensational show is returning for a national tour staring Brent Harris as Screwtape.
2020 Tour Dates:
Jacksonville, FL – Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts January 12. Book tickets.
Tampa, FL – Stratz Center for the Performing Arts January 18-19. Book tickets.
Ft. Lauerdale, FL – Broward Center for the Performing Arts January 26. Book tickets.
*NEW* Birmingham, AL – BJCC Concert Hall February 8. Tickets on sale soon…
An Evening with C.S. Lewis: My Life’s Journey
Last year the Logos Theatre (where The Horse and His Boy is now playing) hosted a performance of David Payne’s An Evening with C.S. Lewis. This year the show continues its national tour. This one man stage show is set as if you are part of a group of American Journalists being entertained in C.S. Lewis’s home during the 1960s. Topics of conversation include his friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien and the development of The Chronicles of Narnia.
2020 Tour Dates
Portland, OR – Dolores Winningstad Theatre January 10-11.
La Mirada, CA – La Mirada Theatre January 12.
*NEW* Dallas, TX – Wyly Theatre January 16-19.
Birmingham, AL – The Lyric Theatre January 25.
Huntsville, AL – Von Braun Center Arena January 26.
Wichita, KS – Century II Performing Arts and Convention Center February 1.
Charlotte, NC – Blumenthal Performing Arts February 6-9.
Cincinnati, OH – Aronoff Center For the Arts February 28-March 1.
