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Shadowlands review: Hugh Bonneville is a perfect fit for C.S. Lewis

3/5 William Nicholson’s play about C.S. Lewis’s late-in-life romance is revived at the Aldwych with assured performances

Evening Standard

Shadowlands review: Sanitised production can’t capture the darker realities of mortality

3/5 Hugh Bonneville brings plenty of affable charm to his role as the ‘Narnia’ author CS Lewis, but it’s an unstintingly mild-mannered performance in a deeply joyless play

The Independent UK

Shadowlands review – Hugh Bonneville charms in a weepie that’s as creaky as an old library

William Nicholson’s take on CS Lewis’s marriage to an American divorcee should have you in bits but it fails to feel as eviscerating as it should

The Guardian - UK

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When the world prays the solitary and individual becomes communal and universal

Is prayer not that which unites different faith traditions and stretches across the vast expanse of history?

The Guardian - AU

Narnia! Dune! Charli xcx! The 2026 films Guardian writers are most excited about

From much-anticipated sequels to music mockumentaries to auteur returns, the next 12 months offers up a wide variety of intriguing new movies

The Guardian - US

Truth in fantasy: what Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials taught us over its 30-year run

The ‘religious atheist’ author held a reputation as CS Lewis’s opposite. But his two trilogies – which came to a close this year – were a celebration of humanity and imagination

The Guardian - US

From Dylan Thomas’ shopping list to a note from Sylvia Plath’s doctor: newly uncovered case files reveal the hidden lives of famous writers

Exclusive: Hardship grant applications to the Royal Literary Fund, including unseen letters by Doris Lessing and a note from James Joyce saying that he ‘gets nothing in the way of royalties’, show authors at their most vulnerable

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Jill Freud obituary

Other lives: Actor and theatre producer whose company brought hundreds of plays to coastal Suffolk

The Guardian - UK

Jill Freud, Love Actually actor and inspiration for Lucy in Narnia books, dies aged 98

The actor ran her own theatre company and was described by her daughter Emma as ‘feisty, outrageous, kind, loving and mischievous’

The Guardian - UK

Love Actually star Jill Freud dies aged 98 as daughter Emma shares her moving final words

Family pay tribute to the ‘feisty’ great-grandmother, who inspired character in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

Evening Standard

Tributes to actor Jill Freud after her death aged 98

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The Independent UK

Jill Freud death: Love Actually actor who inspired Narnia character dies, aged 98

Actor and theatre director lived with ‘Lion, the Witch and the Wardobe’ author CS Lewis after being evacuated during Blitz

The Independent UK

One Of My Favorite Andor Actors Will Be In Greta Gerwig’s Narnia Movie, And The Description Of Their Character Is Hilarious

Now I'm a little more interested.

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Which food was first sold at Fortnum & Mason in 1886? The Saturday quiz

From Arcadia, Babylon Uprising and Unfairground to Dean Martin and Inspector Morse, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

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Narnia star says he’s ‘thrilled’ Greta Gerwig is rebooting film series for Netflix

Ben Barnes played Prince Caspian in the ‘Chronicles of Narnia’ films

The Guardian - UK

In search of the UK’s finest mountain view: walking in Northern Ireland’s Mournes

Exploring the magical landscape that inspired Narnia and stars as a location in Game of Thrones – just an hour outside of Belfast

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I Found And Compiled 27 Interesting Facts From Literature History

Authors are a special group of people, almost living in a world of their own, always on the hunt for inspiration. That being said, here are 28 highly interesting tidbits from the history of literature that I collected.

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Carey Mulligan in talks for key role in Greta Gerwig’s Narnia movie

Carey Mulligan is in negotiations to play the sick mother of Digory Kirke in Greta Gerwig's 'Narnia' movie for Netflix.

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The Independent UK

Carey Mulligan joins cast of Greta Gerwig’s Narnia adaptation

Daniel Craig, Charli XCX and Meryl Streep are rumoured to be joining the project

Inverse

Netflix’s Next Big Fantasy Franchise Just Added A Surprising Star

Introducing the Magician’s Nephew’s Mom.

Evening Standard

New stamps celebrate CS Lewis’s Chronicles of Narnia

The main set of eight stamps features pictures specially commissioned for Royal Mail by British illustrator Keith Robinson.

Evening Standard

Danny Dyer says death of mentor Harold Pinter sent him into ‘spiral of madness’

Dyer said he would stay at the playwright’s house and learn about famous writers and poets like WH Auden and CS Lewis.

The Mary Sue

10 best greek mythology fantasy books

These classic Greek fantasies flow like ambrosia! Or really runny Greek Yogurt!

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Emma Mackey to play White Witch in Greta Gerwig's Narnia film

Emma Mackey has been offered the role of the White Witch the upcoming 'Chronicles of Narnia' film, reuniting her with 'Barbie' director Greta Gerwig.

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“This Is Nothing Short Of Insane”: Gender Swap Rumors Spark Massive Outrage Over ‘Narnia’ Reboot

Greta Gerwig's upcoming Narnia movies under fire over gender swapping Aslan.

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