Maggie Siff to join Hugh Bonneville in West End production of SHADOWLANDS

Siff will play the role of Joy Davidman, the spirited American poet whose unexpected love transforms the orderly academic life of C.S. Lewis — the celebrated author of The Chronicles of Narnia. She will star alongside the BAFTA, Primetime Emmy, and Golden Globe Award nominee Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey, Paddington), who will play C.S. Lewis.

Based on a true story, Shadowlands is written by William Nicholson and was adapted from his own original BAFTA Award-winning TV Movie. It soon became a West End smash-hit, winning the Evening Standard Award for Best Play, followed by a triumphant Tony Award-winning Broadway transfer. In 1993, the play was adapted into a major feature film directed by Richard Attenborough and starring Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger, which subsequently won the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film. The West End production, originally produced by Chichester Festival Theatre in 2019 and directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, will only play for a limited time.

The creative team also includes design by Peter McKintosh, lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design by Fergus O’Hare, and casting by Annelie Powell CDG and Jim Carnahan.

Shadowlands plays at the Aldwych Theatre from 5 February to 9 May 2026.

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