The love of C. S. Lewis

The play set in a constellation of sculpture, music & mime. Visy Theatre, Brisbane Powerhouse, July-August, 2010.

C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) is one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of the twentieth century. This Oxford and Cambridge Academic (Medieval English Literature) and close friend of J. R. R. Tolkien “reluctantly” converted to Christianity. He became a writer of children’s fantasies (particularly The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe and The Chronicles of Narnia), a Christian apologist and a comforting radio broadcaster during World War II. His well-known works include The Screwtape Letters, Mere Christianity, The Allegory of Love ?and Surprised by Joy. Lewis’s commentaries on Milton are still regarded as definitive. It is of interest that he is most remembered for his writings on “side interests” rather than his area of expertise. Marrying divorcee Joy Davidman brought him late love, grief and a crisis of faith.

William Nicholson (Playwright) (b. 1948) worked as a director of documentaries for the BBC before turning to feature films. As a writer from a very young age, his large output includes children’s fantasy novels, plays and screenplays.

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