• Runtime: 120 minutes

• Theatre

by William Nicholson

"We are like blocks of stone, out of which the sculptor carves the forms of men. The blows of his chisel, which hurt us so much, are what makes us perfect."

In 1950s Oxford, C.S. Lewis is a respected academic and theologian as well as a world-famous children’s author, who lives the quiet life of a middle-aged bachelor. Enter Joy Gresham (née Davidman), an American poet and admirer of Lewis’s work, visiting Oxford with her young son.

Lewis, known to his friends as Jack, strikes up a literary correspondence with Joy, which grows into a deep friendship. When Joy’s marriage collapses and her British visa expires, Jack takes the unusual step of entering a platonic marriage with her. But it is only when Joy is taken seriously ill that Jack realises the true extent of their feelings for each other, facing for the first time forms of love and pain he never expected to know.

William Nicholson’s acclaimed biographical drama is a moving tribute to Lewis and Davidman, as well as a thoughtful discourse on faith, bereavement and unexpected love.

This amateur production of "Shadowlands" is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH LTD.