The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe United States. One of the biggest themes seen in C. S. Lewis's "The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe" is the theme of Christianity. Various aspects of characters and events in the novel reflect biblical ideas from Christianity. The lion Aslan is one of the largest examples, as his death is very similar to that of Jesus Christ. While many readers made this connection, Lewis denied that the themes of Christianity were intentional, saying that his writing began by picturing images of characters, and the rest just came about through the writing process. While Lewis denied intentionally making the novel
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Davies and Yolande Brown. In 2011, a two-actor stage adaptation by Le Clanché du Rand opened Off-Broadway in New York City at St. Luke's Theatre. The production was directed by Julia Beardsley O'Brien and starred Erin Layton and Andrew Fortman. As of 2014, the production is currently running with a replacement cast of Abigail Taylor-Sansom and Rockford Sansom. In 2012 Michael Fentiman with Rupert Goold co-directed "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" at a Threesixty 'tented production' in Kensington Gardens, London. It received a "Guardian" three star review. Multiple audio editions have been released, both straightforward readings and dramatizations.