Further Up & Further In

When: Thursday, November 19, 2026, 7:30 PM

Where: Center for the Arts, Street and Davis Performance Hall, Anne and Ellen Fife Theatre

Award-winning actor Max McLean’s tour de force performance in C.S. Lewis On Stage: Further Up & Further In captures C.S. Lewis’ magnetic personality, astonishing eloquence and self-deprecating wit to create an onstage experience venturing deep into the soul of one of the most influential thinkers of the past century.

Using Lewis’ own words, this dazzling, multimedia, theatrical event explores:

  • What convinced Lewis of the divinity of Christ.
  • Why the BBC gave him a huge audience to deliver wartime talks that would become Mere Christianity.
  • How Hitler influenced the writing of The Screwtape Letters.
  • How his profound insights on prayer, heaven, and the Second Coming of Christ influenced The Chronicles of Narnia.

Don’t miss this mesmerizing, one-of-a-kind stage experience that promises to take you further up and further in the heart and mind of C.S. Lewis.

The performance is followed by a post-show discussion with McLean.

Further Up & Further In run time is approximately 90 minutes with no intermission. Recommended for ages 13 and older; children under age 4 are not admitted