Theatrical
Aurand Harris was a well-known American playwright for children, whose works are among the most performed in that medium. He wrote 36 plays for children including an adaption of The Magician's Nephew.[41] The play was first performed on 26 May 1984 by the Department of Drama, University of Texas, Austin and staged at the B. Iden Payne Theatre. A musical score by William Penn was written for use with productions of the play.[42]
Erina Caradus wrote a playscript for The Magician's Nephew that was performed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 2005.[43][c]
Film
An agreement among representatives of 20th Century Fox, Walden, and the C. S. Lewis estate determined that The Magician's Nephew would be the basis for the next film following the release of the 2010 film The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.[44][45][46] However, in October 2011, Douglas Gresham confirmed that Walden Media's contract with the C. S. Lewis estate had expired.[47][48]
On 1 October 2013, the C.S. Lewis Company announced that they had entered into an agreement with producer Mark Gordon to jointly develop and produce The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair, ultimately deciding to continue releasing the films to mirror the novel series' publication order.[49]
In October 2018, Netflix announced an agreement with the C.S. Lewis Company. Netflix will develop and produce new series and movies based on The Chronicles of Narnia. Mark Gordon of Entertainment One, Douglas Gresham and Vincent Sieber will serve as producers for films and executive producers for series.[50]
TV
In 2003, the BBC produced a 10-part version read by Jane Lapotaire and signed by Jean St Clair wearing different Narnia-like clothes in British Sign Language, for the TV series Hands Up! which was first broadcast on the 16 January 2003.[51] Jean signed in front of various high quality illustrations representing parts of the novel. It was later repeated on CBBC on the 3 December 2007, and BBC Two on the 16 September 2008.[52][53][54]
Radio
A BBC Radio 4 adaptation exists.[55] Focus on the Family also made an adaptation of this book with a full cast, sound editing, and music.[56] Both productions adapted all seven books.
Manga
A HarperCollins Japan manga adaptation, Chronicles Of Narnia: The Magician's Nephew: I Opened the Wrong Door! (Japanese: ナルニア国物語: 魔術師のおい: 間違ったドアを開けた!, Hepburn: Narnia Koku Monogatari: Majutsushi no Oi: Machigatta Doa o Aketa!), began publication in 2018, before concluding in 2020 after two volumes.[57]
