The Lord of the Rings

Synopsis

Thrilling music, enthralling choreography, remarkable staging and stunning design will combine to transform Drury Lane into Middle-earth in a mesmerising and spectacular theatrical event featuring an ensemble of over 70 actors, singers and musicians.

THE LORD OF THE RINGS, a breathtaking journey of wonder and enchantment, hope and discovery, friendship and loyalty - experience the epic fantasy like never before.

Our Review:

20 June 2007

“Shakespeare meets Cirque du Soleil” is how director Matthew Warchus has summed up this outstandingly incompetent adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s fantastical saga, casting considerable slurs on both parties. When it was premiered in Toronto last March, the show met with accusations of an over-long running time, incomprehensibility and tedium. Only the first of these faults has been rectified.

It’s slightly disingenuous of the production team to claim that this stage version of The Lord of the Rings was on the starting blocks before the first film, which appeared in 2001. For the Frodo Baggins of James Loye has exactly the same apple-cheeked demeanour as Elijah Wood without the charm; Malcolm Storry’s Biblica...

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Latest User Review

Geoff - 22 July 2008:

I am so pleased i saw this show before it closed. It was truly spectacular, beautifuly designed and the music is powerful and moving. What more could one ask for in a show?...

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