Season 46 Play 1 – Shadowlands by William Nicholson
Shadowlands
20th – 25th September 1993
Directed by
Jacquie Howard
Cast
C.S. Lewis, an Oxford don in his fifties; known as “Jack* – Andrew Leggott
Major W.H. Lewis, Lewis’s brother known as “Warnie” – David West
Prof. Christopher Riley, an Oxford don – Tony Reavill
Rev. “Harry” Harrington, an Oxford chaplain – Gordon Steff
Alan Gregg, an Oxford don – Peter Berry
Dr. Maurice Oakley. an Oxford don – Dennis Carter
Joy Gresham, nee Davidman, an American in her late thirties – Jackie Firth
Douglas, Joy’s eight-year-old son – Edward Watson
Registrar – Nadine Walker
Clerk – Rachel Murphy
Nurse – Kathy Espert
Doctor – Peter Berry
Waiter in Tea Room – Dennis Carter
Priest – Dennis Carter
Waitress in Hotel – Sara Espert
Woman in Hotel – Sara Espert
Major W.H. Lewis, Lewis’s brother known as “Warnie” – David West
Prof. Christopher Riley, an Oxford don – Tony Reavill
Rev. “Harry” Harrington, an Oxford chaplain – Gordon Steff
Alan Gregg, an Oxford don – Peter Berry
Dr. Maurice Oakley. an Oxford don – Dennis Carter
Joy Gresham, nee Davidman, an American in her late thirties – Jackie Firth
Douglas, Joy’s eight-year-old son – Edward Watson
Registrar – Nadine Walker
Clerk – Rachel Murphy
Nurse – Kathy Espert
Doctor – Peter Berry
Waiter in Tea Room – Dennis Carter
Priest – Dennis Carter
Waitress in Hotel – Sara Espert
Woman in Hotel – Sara Espert
Synopsis
The moving true story of the love which developed between the author C.S.Lewls and the American poet Joy Davidman has all the elements of a tragedy and yet celebrates the strength and power over adversity which such love can bring. Starting through correspondence their friendship ripens with the appreciation of each other’s literary abilities and despite the condescension of his academic friends.He is able to acknowledge his love only when he realises he may lose her – but that is not the end of the story!
Directors Notes
