The most poignant use of cleverness for this writer was when one of the Spirit guides asked Lewis if he “understood all this.” I believe he just smiles as the audience laughs at the audacious question. The room was dark, the images psychedelic enough, and the sounds intense enough to take the audience on the intended journey.Īnyone who’s read the book will be glad to see and hear Lewis’ signature wit throughout. The transition between each scene is pushed along with these images and loud, booming synthetic sounds that would go well with any doomy, progressive rock bands of today. Behind the stage is a large video screen that projects fantastic images like space, stars, and a magic bus. The round stage is illuminated as it soon turns into a patch of grass that pierces the bare feet of all the characters that later walk upon it. He succumbs to sleep and a wild dream sequence begins. It all starts off with Clive Staples Lewis in his library, toiling late into the night trying to write a novel, which he fails at in this one moment in time. The production came to the lovely Long Center in Austin, Texas, on March 26th.
Max McLean and the Fellowship for Performing Arts have treated this piece with great care, respect, and reverence and it shines through in this mixed media presentation.
Lewis book ( The Great Divorce) is a treasure made of performing arts gold. Having the rights to produce a theatrical play of this classic C.S.
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