Even the smaller magic tricks – such as sneezes that produce flowers – bring delightful eccentricity. There is one coup de theatre in which the White Witch transforms magnificently in shape and size. The show is a development of a 2017 production directed by Sally Cookson and contains some of her signature aesthetics, including aerial work alongside white sheets that work their own homespun magic.
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The magic is a marvel too, full of breathtaking tricks thanks to the help of illusionist Chris Fisher, with characters disappearing into thin air.
There is fabulous hybridity to the animals: some played by actors, others by puppets, and it feels deeply considered. Max Humphries’s puppetry design and Toby Olié’s puppetry direction are perfection, not least the professor’s house cat, mischievously called Schrödinger. This doubleness is ingenious and we believe in them both. Photograph: David M Benett/Dave Benett/Getty ImagesĪslan is a truly magnificent creation, represented both by an awesome puppet (manipulated by Oliver Grant, Sean Lopeman and Shaun McCourt, full of fluid leonine motions) and by an actor (Chris Jared) with a shaggy coat and mane of hair. Note-perfect villain … Samantha Womack in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Her wolves, played by actors, are comic grotesques that scuttle disturbingly, with Maugrim (Emmanuel Ogunjinmi) a terrifying mix of robot and growling animal. Samantha Womack’s White Witch is all hard edges and glaring looks yet resists becoming a pantomime villain. The cut out circle at its centre visually builds on the idea of a portal to another world and is used to heighten the drama as figures appear in it in moments of extremis. Tom Paris’s design is a wonder, with a giant clock face as a backdrop to mark the disparity between real-world time and Narnia’s parallel universe. Michael Fentiman’s touring production fits this enormous West End stage like a glove. This incredible theatrical experience travels through the wardrobe and into the Gillian Lynne Theatre for a limited season.The war follows them into the wardrobe which is full of repeated battle cries – everyone from the White Witch and Aslan to Mrs Beaver and Santa Claus reminds us that “war is upon us” – and Peter, the eldest child, speaks of his father flying planes, beyond Narnia.īut there is the most riveting spectacle alongside this darkness. Return to a magical world of childhood fantasy with The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe tickets. The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe West End cast includes Samantha Womack ( The Girl on the Train South Pacific) as the White Witch. At the Gillian Lynne Theatre, the play is directed by Michael Fentiman, based on Sally Cookson's original production. A co-production between Leeds Playhouse and acclaimed producers Elliott & Harper, it was last in London at the Bridge Theatre. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe play has captivated audiences across the UK, with incredible puppetry and stage effects to make this classic story leap off the page. Passing through an unassuming wardrobe into a land where it’s always winter, the siblings meet a talking faun, a majestic lion and the cold, cruel White Witch.
When siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter are sent to a large country house as refugees, they step into an unforgettable adventure.
Lewis’ The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. Step into the magic of NarniaTravel from wartime Britain to Narnia in the bewitching stage adaptation of C.S.
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