C. S. Lewis weekend

[feliciakw]

This weekend was a C.S. Lewis weekend at work.

Friday night was a one-man show starring David Payne as C. S. Lewis. I got to see pretty much all of Act I and much of Act II. The play is presented as if you've stopped by to visit Jack, and he tells you stories about his life to entertain you while waiting for his brother to arrive.

We also screened the three Narnia movies over the course of the weekend, though having read only the first book, I didn't watch any of the second two movies.

My favorite quote of the weekend . . . when talking about the change of diet his state of health required:

"He that but looketh on a plate of ham and eggs to lust after it hath already committed breakfast with it in his heart."

:D

Comments

[izhilzha.livejournal.com]

That is awesome! Wish I could've been there, all of that stuff would have made me so happy (does, actually, even so).

[feliciakw.livejournal.com]

I wish both you and Cheese Elf could have been there. I thought of you both. :)

[scionofgrace.livejournal.com]

Love the Lewis quote. Trying to remember where it's from: Mere Christianity? Probably wrong, though it is a very quotable book.

Yeah, this month is 50 years since he died (same day as JFK) - I understand that he's going to get a memorial in the Poet's Corner of Westminster Cathedral. Such an amazing man, and an amazing writer!