Theatre review: Lucy, Lucy and Lucy Barfield

In 1992 Lucy Grace read The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and has been looking for Narnia ever since '“ or, rather, she's now shifted her attention to Lucy Barfield, C S Lewis's godchild who shares her name with Lucy Pevensie, queen of Narnia.

Star rating: ***

Venue: Pleasance Courtyard (Venue 33)

With the help of a Fisher Price cassette player and an array of paraphernalia that might fill any 1990s child’s bedroom, she goes on a journey to find out who Lucy Barfield was.

It’s a question only a few hardcore fans seem to have posted anything about on the internet, but Grace’s research leads her to a relative of Barfield’s and the discovery that the elusive woman she’s looking for suffered from multiple sclerosis for most of her life, putting paid to a career as a ballerina. However, legions of Narnia fans sent Barfield letters – ones that, mysteriously, she never received.

While this may be a play that’s of most interest to people who’ve read and enjoyed CS Lewis’s books, it’s also about connections: the ones Lucy Grace makes on her journey and the ones denied to Lucy Barfield.

Until 29 August. Today 3:30pm.

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