The Screwtape Letters

Set in an eerily stylish office in Hell, one of Satan’s senior tempters, Screwtape, schemes meticulously to capture the soul of an unsuspecting human on earth. An international smash hit, this stage adaptation of C.S. Lewis’ satiric masterpiece creates a morally inverted universe that reveals unseen spiritual powers and principalities in humorous, vivid and surprising ways.

“The Devil has rarely been given his due more perceptively.”
The New York Times
“Wickedly Witty… One Hell of a Good Show!”
The Wall Street Journal
“A Fine, Funny, Thoughtful production.”
The New Yorker

Run time:
90 minutes; no intermission.

Age Recommendation: 
Recommended for ages 13 and older. Children under age 4 not admitted.

  • “WICKEDLY WITTY … it is, if I may say so, ONE HELL OF A GOOD SHOW! Lewis’ topsy-turvy exercises in inverted moral theology were made to be played with lip-smacking relish!”

    The Wall Street Journal

    “A HUMOROUS and LIVELY stage adaptation … THE DEVIL HAS RARELY BEEN GIVEN HIS DUE MORE PERCEPTIVELY AND ERUDITELY … clever and satirical … A large part of what makes it successful is the energetic performance by Max McLean as Screwtape.”

    The New York Times

    “VERY SMART … Richly rewarding … EXUBERANT THEATRICALITY…McLean let’s It rip!”

    Chicago Tribune

  • “ENGROSSING and ENTERTAINING … largely due to McLean’s SILKY, VIPERISH PERFORMANCE as His Abysmal Sublimity Screwtape … loaded with alternately clever and ham-handed commentary on human foibles.”

    The Boston Globe

    “A parable dipped in MORDANT IRONY … CAPTURES THE DROLL HUMOR with which Lewis constructed his topsy-turvy morality lesson. CLEVERLY IMAGINED FOR THE STAGE, it gives even nonbelievers an amusing primer of modern vice.”

    The New Yorker

    “SLY, FUNNY, handsomely produced … the Devil is an EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY ENTERTAINER.”

    The Washington Post

  • “ENTERTAINING AS IT IS THOUGHT-PROVOKING … McLean delivers a commanding performance!”

    New York Post

    “HYSTERICAL AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING … appealing to believers and nonbelievers equally, perhaps because [Lewis] is able to put himself in the place of each. Screwtape appeals not merely for its intellectually supported Christianity, but for its dark humor.”

    Orlando Weekly

    “DEVILISHLY FUNNY … Lewis’ philosophical insights into human nature are cleverly conveyed!”

    Associated Press

  • “The production with its IMAGINATIVE set and SNAZZY lighting effects is HIGHLY SEDUCTIVE!”

    New York Daily News

Tickets

Redding, CA

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