The great divorce5/14/2023 To bring to life this fantastical allegory, Max McLean and his team have come up with a one act drama featuring four actors in twenty-one roles as they take a bus from the Grey Town to the outskirts of Heaven. “The novel is a response to the popular view expressed in William Blake’s The Marriage of Heaven and Hell where the poet tries to imagine a point at which the differences between good and evil will somehow be resolved.” As Fellowship for Performing Arts‘ Founder and Artistic Director Max McLean wrote, The famous The Great Divorce (1945) is an allegorical fantasy for adults based on a dream he had concerning Heaven and Hell. Following his conversion, he wrote several Christian apologetic books including Mere Christianity (1952) and The Screwtape Letters (1942). Lewis, best known for his Chronicles of Narnia children books, was an atheist turned Christian in 1931. The “divorce” from what? And what is so “great” about it?” – Max McLean, Founder and Artistic Director of Fellowship for Performing ArtsĬ.S. Lewis’ The Great Escape has been delighting – and puzzling – readers ever since its 1945 publication. The “divorce” from what? And what is so “great” about it?” – Max McLean, Founder and Artistic Director of Fellowship for Performing Arts
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