Alas, I thought this Summer of Narnia was over. But then I saw this production still from the Netflix The Magician’s Nephew which features Queen Jadis running through the palace of Charn with Digory and Polly. It’s very different from how I imagined Charn — my view is more titanic and epic, with an ancient …
One thing I never get tired of is seeing how the White Witch is portrayed on stage around the world, in LWW productions both amateurish and professional. In fact, the White Witch *is* often the highlight of the show, especially in her interactions with Edmund which make prime moments for photographers to memorialize, like Snow …
For the upcoming The Magician’s Nephew movie, I found this AI depiction of what Jadis’s costume what might look like. Some glimpses came out last year, but it wasn’t a full view because they were worn by the actress’s stunt double while riding a horse. We aren’t to see for ourselves until 2027. Seems …
Along the lines of the lamppost post (punny!) below: it’s not so hard to create a Narnian costume, even a group one. This trio used an expert hand in theatrical makeup along with some simple costumes and props: fur coat, Halloween wig, white garments, and a nicely painted cardboard box, with hangers. It gets the …
Here we have one of the most overlooked characters in The Lion, the Witch, and Wardrobe: the lamppost. The young lady portraying it clearly takes her job very seriously. She shows no emotion, as a pole made of metal and glass would, and should. Other members of the play’s cast might have danced and cavorted …
In part two of this series I’m going to concentrate on more… aspirational Maugrims. For example, who says Maugrim has to be male? None of these were from a Narnia production, as far as I know, but I’m including them to show the variation when costuming a wolf character. Now, imagine the impact on stage …
Although Maugrim — or Fenris Ulf, depending on your edition — is only a minor character in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe he takes greater importance in stage adaptations. In the play he serves as the White Witch’s right hand man and is the villain of the first major conflict, when he chases …
That’s Dutch for “White Witch.” The theater production below was staged in the Netherlands. Obviously, it was a childrens theater project, going by the youth of the extras who are playing the reindeer and dwarves. Interestingly the witch has black hair as in Pauline Baynes’ depictions. And here’s yet another Scandinavian version of The Lion, …
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