I did wonder if young mothers of young girls today would be quite so happy to have them reading books where girls help lay the table while boys go off in a manly way to catch fish for dinner, not to mention the girls ending up on the diplomatic marriage market when they were older. It's amazing that the generation of women who grew up reading books like these, and Blyton and most of the other books I remember, managed to both love the books and rebel against the message. I was also much more aware of how terribly middle-class the children are, and how indoctrinated we were through the books we were reading to accept the subordinate, nurturing role of women and the heroic warrior status of boys. Occasionally the messages are a little heavy-handed – about the evils of lying and so on – but this was fairly standard for children's literature of the time from what I recall, and isn't nearly as blatant as in some of them. It's all a bit of a mish-mash really but it works, and stops it from becoming overly preachy. This time around I was obviously more aware of the parallels to the Christ story but I was intrigued to note that there are a lot of other references too – Bacchus puts in an appearance, as does Silenus, and of course all the stuff about fauns and centaurs and other creatures from folk legends and mythology. The book didn't have quite the same effect on me as when I was seven, but it's still a great story very well told. But when I came across this series on Audible, with some great narrators, I decided to take the risk.
I think I was around eighteen when I last read them and, as with many childhood books, have always been a bit worried to revisit them in case my older, more cynical self has turned me into a Susan – unable to remember the magic and find my way back to Narnia. As a child, I was completely oblivious to any religious symbolism in the book, so for me it was simply a great adventure story with a fantastic hero in Aslan. Only valid on certain performances - terms and conditions apply.I loved the Narnia books as a child and read them many times, especially this first one. *Discounts are subject to availability and may be removed at any time. The audio notes will give an overview of the story, set, costumes, characters and the company to support the show’s audio description and will take around 15 minutes to listen to.įor more information about our Access Performances, please click here. Please note there will not be a Touch Tour at this performance. However, customers are encouraged to take their seats in the theatre for the pre-show audio notes which will begin at 1.30pm.
£25 on Tue 2 Nov or £5 off for 16 – 26 Members (with a FREE 16 – 26 Membership)Īudio Describers: VocalEyes – Kate Taylor-Davies
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