Shadowlands

Chris Allan (Night Watch, Bruce in Ireland) stars as C.S. Lewis alongside Alice Pelan (Crimes of the Heart, The Fifth Elephant) as spirited American poet Joy Davidman, whose unexpected love transforms the orderly academic life of C.S Lewis – the celebrated author of The Chronicles of Narnia. What begins as a meeting of minds becomes an uplifting and powerful journey of love and the fragile beauty of life.

Based on a true story, Shadowlands is written by William Nicholson and was adapted from his own original BAFTA Award-winning TV Movie. It soon became a West End smash-hit, winning the Evening Standard Award for Best Play, followed by a triumphant Tony Award-winning Broadway transfer. In 1993 the play was adapted into a major feature film, directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger, which subsequently won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film.

"See yourself in the mirror, you're separate from yourself. See the world in the mirror, you're separate from the world. I don't want that separation anymore.”

Strawmoddie are excited to bring this meditation on love and grief to the stage in the intimate setting of Hill Street Theatre.