The Saltmine Theatre Company performs C.S Lewis’ “The Screwtape Letters”

In June and July 2004, The Saltmine Theatre Company is reviving their previous sell-out tour of “The Screwtape Letters” in commemoration of their 18th anniversary. Formed in 1985, the Saltmine Theatre Company has gone from performing sketches and mimes to full-scale productions and have endured much success in a number of different venues and countries. Past performances and productions have been from C.S Lewis’ “The Great Divorce” and “The Screwtape Letters” as well as their own adaptations of “The Hiding Place” and “The Cross and the Switchblade”.

C.S Lewis was one of the Greatest Christian writers of this generation. To this day “The Screwtape Letters” continues to stir a considerable amount of controversy. It is written from the perspective of a devil that gives advice to another devil in how to tempt a Christian. In this way, it is revealed to us how we let evil into our lives.

Lewis’ novel takes place during World War 2 and is about the thirty one letters (The Screwtape Letters), that Screwtape sends his nephew, Wormwood, Screwtapes’ minion in devilish works. Each letter deals with different aspects of the hardships and struggles of the human soul and how the devil tempts that soul away from goodness and towards evilness on a small scale. They show how can evil creep into the everyday life of a Christian if they are not careful.

The Theatre Company is now set up as one of the leading practitioners of dramatic art in its particular field.
For more details see:
http://www.saltmine.org/stc/screwtape.htm.