AGE RECOMMENDATION & CONTENT ADVISORY

Ages Recommended: Most enjoyed by children 8 & up

Run Time: Approximately 60 minutes (no intermission)

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Language:
● Edmund calls the mansion “boring” at the beginning of the play.
● Edmund tells Susan to “Stop acting like Mother.”
● Mr. Beaver grumpily says “It will take a lot more than good fortune to help any of us.”
● Centaur calls Fenris Ulf a “scoundrel.”
● Fenris Ulf calls Tumnus a “knave.”
● Edmund calls Lucy “crazy” after she explains Narnia to him.
● The Witch says that Edmund looks “like an idiot.”
● Edmund calls Peter a “scaredy-cat”
● Edmund calls Mr. Beaver a “silly Beaver”
● The Witch calls Edmund “the little fool.”
● An animal says, 'Shut Up, you toad!’ to the Dwarf.
● The Witch’s Army calls Aslan a “ stupid pussy-cat.”


Themes and Situations:
● The themes of The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe are the dangers of gluttony, family, faith, strength, courage, redemption, and resisting evil.
● Peter makes fun of the manion’s housekeeper and impersonates them.
● There are situations where some characters threaten others. Fenrius Ulf threatens that the Queen will turn Tumnus into stone if he does not turn in a child of Adam and Eve.
● There are situations of imprisonment and destruction. Tumnus lets Lucy go back to the wardrobe, but Ulf sees this and captures Tumnus, destroys his house, and imprisons him.
● There are situations where characters manipulate others. Tumnus and Lucy run into each other and he convinces her to go with him to his home. The Witch manipulates Edmund with sweetness. She hands him a coat, a hot drink, and Turkish Delight to bring Susan and Peter to Narnia. She promises to make Edmund King if he brings his siblings to her. Edmund tries to convince his siblings to go to the Witch’s castle instead of with the beavers.
● There are situations where magic is used. Because Edmund ate the Turkish Delight, he is under the Witch's spell. Both The Witch and Aslan mention “old Magic.”
● There are situations where some characters use weapons. Father Christmas gifts Peter a sword and shield, and tells him that they are “tools, not toys.” He gives Susan a bow and arrow, and Lucy a dagger as well. The Witch wields a dagger and tries to use it on Edmund. She does use it on Aslan. There is a large battle at the end, which shows the use of many weapons.
● There are situations of sacrifice. Aslan sacrificed himself so Edmund wouldn’t be killed by the witch.
● The audience will see a silhouette of Aslan being killed.
● There is a situation of resurrection when Aslan comes back to life after a storm.
● There are situations of battle and fighting.

Potential Scary Moments
● Mr and Mrs Beaver and the Centaur narrowly miss being spotted by Fenris Ulf in the first scene in Narnia.
● Fenris Ulf threatens that the Queen will turn Tumnus into stone if he does not turn in a child of Adam and Eve.
● Tumnus and Lucy run into each other and he convinces her to go with him to his home.
● Tumnus lets Lucy go back to the wardrobe, but Ulf sees this and captures Tumnus and destroys his house.
● Lucy goes off to find Tumnus and leaves Edmund alone by the lamppost. The Witch finds him there.
● Edmund leaves his family with the beavers without them knowing.
● The Witch yells at Edmund for showing up at the castle without his siblings.
● The Witch tells Fenris Ulf to kill anything that gets in their path to capture Peter, Susan, and Lucy.
● The Witch demands Edmund to be tied up and to drive ahead of the traveling party with a whip.
● Peter and Fenris Ulf fight and Peter mortally wounds him.
● In retaliation, The Witch tries to kill Edmund before Aslan’s forces reach them.
● The Witch comes to Aslan’s camp and demands Edmund’s life because he is a traitor.
● The Witch kills Aslan in front of her Army and with Lucy and Susan watching from a hiding spot.
● Loud sound effects, theatrical haze/fog, and flashing lights will be used in this production.