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Reviews of The Screwtape Letters“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!” More “THE DEVIL HAS RARELY BEEN GIVEN HIS DUE MORE PERCEPTIVELY AND ERUDITELY...a humorous and lively stage adaptation...clever and satirical...A large part of what makes it successful is the energetic performance by Max McLean as Screwtape...every inch the cunning gentleman he is often purported to be." “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." “A ENTERTAINING AS IT IS THOUGHT-PROVOKING... McLean delivers a commanding performance!" “DEVILISHLY FUNNY...Lewis' philosophical insights into human nature are cleverly conveyed!" “The production with its IMAGINATIVE set and SNAZZY lighting effects is HIGHLY SEDUCTIVE! “Incredibly acted (Screwtape is BRILLIANTLY PLAYED BY MAX McLEAN) and tempered with HILARIOUS WIT."
“THE SCREWTAPE LETTERS IS PACKING THEM IN!...Agreeably demonic, the set, lighting and sound effects are TOP NOTCH, and the actors are ZESTY." “WILD CHUCKLES...Lewis doesn't appeal to maudlin emotions or use of guilt...he's tasteful and thoughtful about religion - A RARITY THESE DAYS! Also tasteful are the handsome set, evocative lights and crisp sound design... ELEGANT TWIST OF PROSE...A GENUINE CURIOSITY, unabashed Christian theatre tackling weighty moral issues."
“TRULY CAPTIVATING...The performances are EXTREMELY STRONG, IMPRESSIVE...Lewis' pondering on the state of a man's soul is ironic, comedic, and often alarmingly identiable...YOU WILL LEAVE THE THEATRE WITH SEVERAL INTERESTING DINNER TOPICS. "
“PLAYFUL, HANDSOME, Wildly Hammified...Screwtape gets you thinking, and that CAN ONLY BE THE WORK OF THE ANGELS."
“SMART, SIZZLING ENTERTAINMENT...Wonderfully clever...The intellectual temperature has surely shot up...SENSATIONAL!” More “SLY, FUNNY, HANDSOMELY PRODUCED...THE DEVIL IS AN EQUAL-OPPORTUNITY ENTERTAINER. ” More “VERY SMART...Richly rewarding...EXUBERANT THEATRICALITY...McLean let's It rip!” More “PURE GENIUS...Full of crackling good prose...McLean DOMINATES the stage...he is both CHARMING and GRUESOME, which is exactly how theatergoers who are familiar with the book would want him to be.” More “The Screwtape Letters is just about everything you want in a night at the theatre...THOUGHT-PROVOKING, ENGAGING, ENTERTAINING, INTELLIGENT, BITINGLY SATIRICAL and FUNNY exploration of profound issues of right and wrong.” More “DEVlLISHLY GOOD!...PROFOUND EXPERIENCE!” More “THIS IS A SHOW...if you’ll pardon the expression — WITHOUT SIN. Lewis plays the English language like a fine tuned instrument.”More “FIRST RATE PRODUCTION...TERRIBLY ENTERTAINING...Screwtape boils over with wit!” More “A COMPLETE AND COMPELLING depiction of Lewis’ snarkily astute narrative. This disarming production of perhaps THE MOST INTERESTING PIECE OF REVERSE-PSYCHOLOGY IN LITERATURE, will provoke the same theological musings among contemporary intellectuals that Lewis intended half a century ago. We must ask ourselves: are cynical pride and dismissive self-delusion really the “gradual path” to Hell? If so, a lot of us are probably...well...screwed.” More “FABULOUSLY ENTERTAINING...downright illuminating...IT’S A PERFORMANCE ONE COULD WATCH FOR ETERNITY.” More “FASCINATING AND ENTERTAINING...and true to themes of the book.” More “GENUINELY FUNNY...AN ARTISTIC SUCCESS ON ALL LEVELS! – costumes, acting, and set design are PERFECT.” More “DEVILISHLY FUNNY…DELIGHTFUL…AN INSPIRED COMEDIC VIEW of man's relation to his soul and to major issues in the modern world.” More “HELL OF A GOOD TIME...IMAGINATIVE theatricality...WONDERFUL performances.” More “A COMPELLING new production...Lewis' insights into human nature still resonate...CLEVERLY CONVEYED...SLY, DECEPTIVELY CHARMING PERFORMANCE.” More “A feast for the soul...A MUST SEE is McLean's absolute command of the stage...TOTALLY CAPTIVATING!” “Passionate and vivid…EXTREMELY THEATRICAL…the production matches the cast’s excellence.” More
“Max McLean transforms C.S. Lewis' Screwtape Letters into GRIPPING drama!” More
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“...A GREAT PLAY. The script was TERRIFIC and kept me thinking.”