It is written in a satirical, epistolary style and while it is fictional in format, the plot and characters are used to address Christian theological issues, primarily those to do with temptation and resistance to it. First published in February 1942, the story takes the form of a series of letters from a senior demon Screwtape to his nephew Wormwood, a Junior Tempter.
This production was a 2010 Audie Award finalist. ===Comic book adaptation=== Marvel Comics and religious book publisher Thomas Nelson produced a comic book adaptation of The Screwtape Letters in 1994. ===Stage adaptation=== The stage play Dear Wormwood (later renamed Screwtape), written by James Forsyth, was published in 1961.
Dear Wormwood premiered in Luther High School North, Chicago, IL in April, 1961. Philadelphia playwright and actor Anthony Lawton's original adaptation of The Screwtape Letters has been staged several times since 2000 by Lantern Theater Company, most recently in May/June 2014.
This production was a 2010 Audie Award finalist. ===Comic book adaptation=== Marvel Comics and religious book publisher Thomas Nelson produced a comic book adaptation of The Screwtape Letters in 1994. ===Stage adaptation=== The stage play Dear Wormwood (later renamed Screwtape), written by James Forsyth, was published in 1961.
Dear Wormwood premiered in Luther High School North, Chicago, IL in April, 1961. Philadelphia playwright and actor Anthony Lawton's original adaptation of The Screwtape Letters has been staged several times since 2000 by Lantern Theater Company, most recently in May/June 2014.
The initial production opened off-off-Broadway at Theatre 315 in New York City in January 2006.
Clements on 18 October 2007, originally scheduled to run through 6 January 2008.
Lewis (January 1, 2007), directed by Tom Dallis and written by Amy Dallis, aired on the History Channel ===Literature=== In 2010, the Marine Corps Gazette began publishing a series of articles entitled "The Attritionist Letters" styled in the manner of The Screwtape Letters.
Production began in 2008, and the product was released in the fall of 2009.
Clements on 18 October 2007, originally scheduled to run through 6 January 2008.
The production re-opened at the Mercury Theater in Chicago in September 2008, and continued on a national tour including San Francisco, Phoenix, Louisville, Chattanooga, Fort Lauderdale, Houston and Austin, through January 2010 as well as playing at The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C.
Production began in 2008, and the product was released in the fall of 2009.
This production was a 2010 Audie Award finalist. ===Comic book adaptation=== Marvel Comics and religious book publisher Thomas Nelson produced a comic book adaptation of The Screwtape Letters in 1994. ===Stage adaptation=== The stage play Dear Wormwood (later renamed Screwtape), written by James Forsyth, was published in 1961.
The production re-opened at the Mercury Theater in Chicago in September 2008, and continued on a national tour including San Francisco, Phoenix, Louisville, Chattanooga, Fort Lauderdale, Houston and Austin, through January 2010 as well as playing at The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington, D.C.
The Screwtape Letters played for 309 performances at New York City's Westside Theatre in 2010.
The production has also toured worldwide. The role of Screwtape has been performed by a female, including by the Queen's Players at Queen's University Belfast in 2010. The Barley Sheaf Players of Lionville, Pennsylvania performed James Forsyth's play Screwtape in September 2010.
Lewis (January 1, 2007), directed by Tom Dallis and written by Amy Dallis, aired on the History Channel ===Literature=== In 2010, the Marine Corps Gazette began publishing a series of articles entitled "The Attritionist Letters" styled in the manner of The Screwtape Letters.
The 2011 tour visited performing arts venues in cities throughout the United States including Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, Seattle, Minneapolis, and Boston.
The 2012–2013 tour began in Los Angeles in January 2012, with return engagements in San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle, Chicago and Atlanta as well as stops in several other cities.
The Wormwood Emails: Inside Tips on Avoiding Hell. ==Adaptations== ===Annotated Screwtape Letters=== An annotated edition of The Screwtape Letters was released in 2013 by HarperOne.
In a 2013 interview with New York magazine, Scalia remarked: "The Screwtape Letters is a great book.
Dear Wormwood premiered in Luther High School North, Chicago, IL in April, 1961. Philadelphia playwright and actor Anthony Lawton's original adaptation of The Screwtape Letters has been staged several times since 2000 by Lantern Theater Company, most recently in May/June 2014.
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