The chronicles of narnia radio theatre
#The chronicles of narnia radio theatre professional
NARNIA: The Musical has been performed by many professional and amateur theater groups since the 1980’s. Narnia wants to sing, and from the excitement of the opening number “Doors and Windows”, to the the poetry of “Narnia (You Can’t Imagine),” to the stirring “To Make the World Right Again,” your spirits will soar with all those in this enchanted land. In this spellbound landscape, filled with creatures of myth and fable, the children face temptation and fear, but learn deep lessons of courage, unselfishness, and wisdom that help them grow in spirit and prepare them for life in our world. Aslan, who has long been absent from his land (so that some have even doubted his existence) has – at last! – returned, to confront the Witch, and the children are soon caught up in a fierce struggle of good versus evil. It tells of four English schoolchildren – brothers and sisters – sent away from London during World War II to stay in the manor house of their uncle – who stumble upon (and through) a wardrobe into the magical kingdom of Narnia, held in the power of the White Witch, whose evil spell has frozen the land, so that it is “always winter – and never Christmas.” They are embraced by the talking animals, the good Narnians who resist the Witch’s evil and await the return of Aslan – the Great Lion, who is their rightful ruler. Lewis’s world-renowned series, The Chronicles of Narnia. They didn't try to overdo it.Īll in all, this is another skillful adaptation that is well-executed and entertaining.NARNIA: The Musical is a dramatization of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the first and most famous of acclaimed British author C.S. The sound effects were excellent, and I liked the music especially during the Creation. The children are quite believable in their quarrels (though they never become irritating). Some parts of this story were very emotional for me, like when Digory withstands the temptation of the Witch about the apple and later brings an apple to his mother. David Suchet's Aslan wasn't loud and overplayed either in this story.
I also really liked the Cabby, Digory, and Polly. But the voice actor who played Uncle Andrew was wonderful, just as I imagined him. I think a lot of the comedy was lost in the description of how they tried to plant him, too.
They didn't make it quite clear enough that Uncle Andrew couldn't hear the animals speak.
I have a few quibbles, but they are minor in light of the whole. The Focus on the Family Radio Theatre dramatization of this story is excellent. The genius of Lewis is in how he makes these ideas so simple - or rather, is able to strip away all the confusion we adults like to cloud them with. There is a strong relation between the Deplorable Word and the atom bomb of our world. It's also noted how people justify their actions by saying that "common rules" don't apply to them, because they are engaged in Great Things (piffle). I loved the explanation of the fruit and how the Witch would always hate it because she ate it at the wrong time and without permission. Because The Magician's Nephew isn't among my favorites of the Chronicles, I tend to not reread it very often, and so I think those parts are fresher to me. Digory Kirke and Polly Plummer are the first two children from our world to step foot in Narnia. This is the sixth book of the Chronicles of Narnia (in publication order), and tells the story of the creation of Narnia and how evil first came to that land. This review is for the Focus on the Family Radio Theatre adaptation of The Magician's Nephew.