The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (play) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (play) The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is an American dramatization of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis, the British children's novel that inaugurated "The Chronicles of Narnia" in 1950. The one-act play for two actors was written by Le Clanché du Rand and published in 1989 by Dramatic Publishing of Woodstock, Illinois. It is licensed by Dramatic to theaters worldwide. One production opened in 2011 Off-Broadway in New York City. The play is currently running Off-Broadway at St. Luke's Theatre in New York City. The production is
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe study found that "The Lion" was a common read-aloud book for seventh-graders in schools in San Diego County, California. In 2005 it was included on "TIME"'s unranked list of the 100 best English-language novels published since 1923. Based on a 2007 online poll, the U.S. National Education Association named it one of "Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children". In 2012 it was ranked number five among all-time children's novels in a survey published by "School Library Journal", a monthly with primarily U.S. audience. A 2012 survey by the University of Worcester determined that it was the second most common book