The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

A major new production of CS Lewis’ classic tale comes to the West End this summer.

Step through the wardrobe into the magical kingdom of Narnia for the most mystical of adventures in a faraway land. Join Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter as they wave goodbye to wartime Britain and say hello to a talking Faun, an unforgettable Lion and the coldest, cruellest White Witch.

Voted the nations favourite novel, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe now comes to the stage starring Samantha Womack as the White Witch and is guaranteed to delight audiences of all ages.

After The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe at the Bridge Theatre and a national tour, the Narnia play returns to London. Book The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe tickets in London on TodayTix.

While longtime fans of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe may have a clear picture of Narnia in their minds, this endlessly creative staging is bound to surprise and thrill audiences. This production is a visual feast for the senses: cower beneath Aslan's mighty roar, or feel the bitter chill fall over the room as the White Witch makes her entrance.

This modern take on a classic story allows these beloved characters, from Edmund and Lucy to Mr. Beaver and Aslan, to leap from page to stage in truly thrilling style. Be transported back to childhood, or into a temporary state of wonder at an immersive and captivating theatre play in London. This production is magic.

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What to Watch For:

• Samantha Womack will play the White Witch in The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe play.
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in London was the second production staged by Elliott & Harper Productions, which was formed back in 2016 by Tony and Olivier Award-winning director Marianne Elliott and producer Chris Harper. Other productions include Angels in America and Company.
• The Chronicles of Narnia series has seven legendary books, but it wasn't the only magical realm created during the 1940s. J.R.R. Tolkien created The Lord of the Rings trilogy at the same time. In fact, the two men were friends and often met to work together in an informal writer's group near Oxford.
• It took C.S. Lewis nearly ten years to write The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, from 1939-1949. The remaining six books of the series were completed and published in the subsequent seven years.
• Where did CS Lewis seek inspiration for the titular parts of the story? The Lion character was a late addition to the plot of the story, the Witch is based on a Hans Christian Andersen story, The Snow Queen, and the Wardrobe may have been inspired by a piece of Lewis's furniture in his countryside home.