Written by Le Clanché du Rand Original language English | Date premiered 1989 Setting Narnia (world) | |
Characters Lucy, White Witch, others
Peter, Aslan, others
(two actors) Genre One-act adaptation of a children's fantasy novel | ||
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is an American dramatization of the The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis, the British children's novel that inaugurated The Chronicles of Narnia in 1950. The one-act play for two actors was written by Le Clanché du Rand and published in 1989 by Dramatic Publishing of Woodstock, Illinois. It is licensed by Dramatic to theaters worldwide. One production opened in 2011 Off-Broadway in New York City.
Notable productions
The play is currently running Off-Broadway at St. Luke's Theatre in New York City. The production is directed by Julia Beardsley O'Brien and stage managed by Lila Neiswanger. The current cast features Rockford Sansom and Abigail Taylor-Sansom.
In 2013, the Marin Theatre Company in Mill Valley, CA, presented a production directed by Jessa Berkner and featuring Reggie White and Elena Wright.
The South Carolina Children's Theater in Greenville, SC, currently lists the show as part of their touring roster for the 2014-2015 season.