Directed by Alastair Whatley, William Nicholson’s play tells the love story of C.S. Lewis, author ofThe Chronicles of Narnia and The Screwtape Letters, and American poet Joy Davidman. The production opens at Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre on Thursday 18 February, prior to a nationwide tour.
SHADOWLANDS will then tour to Salisbury, Eastbourne, Ipswich, Windsor, Croydon, Malvern, Worthing, Doncaster, Chesterfield, Birmingham, Portsmouth, Cardiff, Exeter and Richmond, with further dates to be announced.
The cast of SHADOWLANDS will be led by Stephen Boxer (Humans, The Iron Lady, Doctors) as C.S. Lewis, Denis Lill (The Royal, Only Fools and Horses, Rumpole of the Bailey) as Major W.H. Lewis ‘Warnie’ and Amanda Ryan (The Forsyte Saga, Shameless) as Joy Davidman. They will be joined by Simon Shackleton as Professor Christopher Riley, Jeffrey Harmer as Rev ‘Harry’ Harrington, Ian Marr as Alan Gregg, Richard Holliday as Dr Maurice Oakley and Shannon Rewcroft as Douglas, with Holly Smith and Alistair Higgins playing multiple supporting roles.
SHADOWLANDS, by William Nicholson, tells the love story of C.S. Lewis, Oxford don and author of The Chronicles of Narnia and The Screwtape Letters, and American poet Joy Davidman. What begins as a formal meeting of two very different minds slowly develops into a feeling of connection and love. Lewis finds his quiet life with his brother Warnie disrupted by the outspoken, feisty Davidman, whose uninhibited behaviour offers a sharp contrast to the rigid sensibilities of the male-dominated university. Each provides the other with new ways of viewing the world, but 
Lewis’s Christian faith is tested when Joy is diagnosed with cancer.
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2016 TOUR SCHEDULE
18 – 27 February Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford 01483 44 00 00 www.yvonne-arnaud.co.uk
29 February – 5 March Salisbury Playhouse 01722 320 333 www.salisburyplayhouse.com
7 – 12 March Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne 01323 412 000 www.eastbournetheatres.co.uk
14 – 19 March New Wolsey Theatre, Ipswich 01473 295900 www.wolseytheatre.co.uk
29 March – 2 April Theatre Royal Windsor 01753 853 888 www.theatreroyalwindsor.co.uk
4 – 9 April Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon 020 8688 9291 www.fairfield.co.uk
11 – 16 April Festival Theatre, Malvern 01684 892277 www.malvern-theatres.co.uk
19 – 23 April Connaught Theatre, Worthing 01903 206 206 www.worthingtheatres.co.uk 26 April – 30 April CAST Theatre, Doncaster 01302 303 959
castindoncaster.com 16 – 21 May Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield 01246 345 222
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31 May – 4 June Birmingham Repertory Theatre 0121 236 4455 www.birmingham-rep.co.uk
13 – 18 June New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth 023 9264 9000 www.newtheatreroyal.com 21 – 25 June New Theatre, Cardiff 029 2087 8889 www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk
28 June – 2 July Exeter Northcott Theatre 01392 726363 www.exeternorthcott.co.uk
25 July – 30 July Richmond Theatre 0844 871 7651 www.atgtickets.com/venues/richmond-theatre
