Reader Reviews
Shadowlands (Wyndham's Theatre, West End)
Back to Show Details| Score | Comment | Date |
 | I'm sorry, this production is good but not great. I loved this play in it's first production. I felt as if there were changes made and want to grab my copy of the text to find out why I felt that the first act was so slow and the second act static. I wanted to love it. - Gerard | 28 Jan 08 |
| Acting - Stunning. Set - Stunning. Lighting - Stunning. Be warned though, it will make you cry, the whole of the theatre were sobbing when i was there. It was a class act which is going to be hard to beat. - Jane | 17 Nov 07 |
| The packed stalls of the Wyndham's surely proves that there is still an audience for serious and thought-provoking drama such as this beautifully acted revival of Shadowlands. The first act is unexpectedly funny as 1950s Oxford of misogynistic and emotionally repressed dons is disrupted by the arrival of Joy Gresham. Charles Dance, usually so cold and aloof, is surprisingly likeable as C.S. Lewis and Janie Dee is superb as the breezy Joy who finds a way to melt his previously untouched heart. Richard Durden also provides exceptional support as Lewis' elder brother. Act 2 is tragic without descending into mawkish sentimentality ensuring that the emphasis remains on Lewis' struggle to intellectualise and maintain his faith despite such profound suffering. - David Baxter | 15 Nov 07 |
| Loved every minute of this play. See it before it finishes. - Alnoor | 11 Nov 07 |
| You won't find a better play on the West End this year. Charles Dance gives an extraordinary performance, he is magical. - Ingrid | 06 Nov 07 |
| Charles Dance oustanding, janie Dee terrific, John Standing - wonderful. We all know how it ends, and if you don't take a clue from the end of part 1...but it isn't a vale of tears, Shadowlands is witty, thought provoking and ultimately uplifting....oh and the set's pretty good too! - Jenny | 11 Oct 07 |
| Quite simply enchanting! Having NOT seen either the original play, nor the movie, I went with no expectations. This (almost two-decades old) drama is timeless. Better yet, the performance of the entire cast was extraordinary. A great night out! - Terry Johnson | 10 Oct 07 |
