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A few reviews have talked about that people might not understand the dialogue unless they had read the book. Well its not like the book is really obscure. Its second in all-time sales only to the bible. If people haven't read the book than I think there's something wrong with them. :D I would imagine that the majorty of people who go to see this production have read the books and the GREAT majority have seen the films.

And the only positive thing I saw was that it didn't equal the movies and since I'm a die-hard purist the movies suck to begin with so that might indicate the play will be very good. :D


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I want to see this. I'm trying to talk a friend or two into making the trip up to Toronto.

I would like to hear reviews from people I trust first... :D

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Talk to Jewelsong Cem. She saw it a few weeks ago. Her review is on HoF I think..

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Ah, well I don't go there anymore, but she is on my YIM list. Guess I'll ping her sometime. :)

I have 2 interested people. This could be fun. :D

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TWT and I are going the 27th of May in the afternoon. Wanna come along?

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Err, that's mighty tempting. :D

I'll have to see though. I'm rather in debt thanks to a lovely little jaunt I was convinced to participate in. ;)

What price were the tickets you are getting?

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$120 Canadian.

The cheapest tickets are $84, which isn't a huge difference.

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That is an extended holiday weekend for me. Definitely a plus. Don't know if I can convince friends to come too (and share costs!). ;)

So far biggest problem would be money.... but I have a birthday coming up. I haven't told my family what I want for my present yet. :D

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Let's hope noe of it is like this.

Possibly the worst video I have ever seen (and heard).

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*bump!*

Three of us will be seeing this a week tomorrow! :D

Apparently there is a "pre-show" about hobbits; anyone heard of this? We need to be there about 40 minutes early to see this. Interesting...

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Another bump.

Tickets are on sale for this in London now - it's coming to Drury Lane from 9 May. http://www.lotr.com/home.php

I know I want to see it. I can't be the only one! Maybe we should try and co-ordinate a little?

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Me and my mom will be there.

Have to see this now. Thanks for the heads up again Leoba! one big thing to look forward to in the new year now :D

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Latest news. 40 minutes cut! Only time will tell.
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The director of a revamped "The Lord of the Rings" musical went to J.R.R. Tolkien's grave to seek the author's posthumous blessing for staging the cult classic -- and he apologised in case the writer disapproved.
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"That was a magical moment," director Matthew Warchus told reporters on Thursday when presenting to the press the 50-strong cast of what is being billed as the most expensive musical ever staged in London.

"I visited his grave in Oxford to apologise and get his seal of approval. I apologised in case he didn't like the idea of a stage show," the director said.

The musical, extensively reworked and cut by 40 minutes after its world premiere in Toronto received some damning reviews, opens in London in June where it faces tough competition from a string of hit musicals.

As actors playing deadly orcs skipped, bounded and somersaulted across London's historic Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Warchus called the three-hour spectacular "a mixture of Shakespeare and Cirque du Soleil."

The Toronto show, which took four years to bring to the stage, was applauded by critics for its gymnastic orcs and menacing dark riders but they confessed to getting lost in the tangled plots of Tolkien's Middle Earth.

So the producers went back to the drawing board.

"The differences are wholesale. I would call this a world premiere because it is so different," Warchus said. "The trouble in Toronto was that we were getting too much of the story on stage. Toronto was the stepping stone."

The show cost 12.5 million pounds to stage in Canada and another 12.5 million pounds to put on in London, producer Kevin Wallace said. "It is the most expensive musical ever staged in London's West End," he added.

London theatres enjoyed a record year in 2006, fuelled by hit musicals like "The Sound of Music" and Monty Python's "Spamalot".

But Wallace was confident he could fill the 2,000-seat theatre. "Thank God the West End is booming at the moment. It has had its best year ever. We want to contribute to that success."

Among the stars are Laura Michelle Kelly, who won an Olivier theatre award for her stage portrayal of Mary Poppins and returns to play Galadriel. "After taking a year off, I realised I really missed being on stage," she said.

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I hope it is still running when I get back to the UK in September.

Have they even released a recording of the music yet? I couldn't see one, last time I checked Amazon..

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First preview should be over by now. Waiting for the fan reviews. I think Press are forbidden to review a preview, if you get my drift.

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So what's the buzz?

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I did get a subscription update for the TORC thread. Someone wrote a review there.




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Big mishap in a London performance! :Q
The Globe and Mail wrote:
LOTR halted when actor's leg caught in machinery

A London performance of The Lord of the Rings ended abruptly with actors dressed as hobbits, elves and dwarfs rushing to help a screaming cast member whose leg was trapped in set machinery. The producers of the stage adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy saga - which premiered in Toronto - said in a statement they had cancelled preview shows scheduled for yesterday and today to modify the set to prevent further accidents. The musical's official opening is June 19.

"Due to an incident which occurred during last night's performance of The Lord of the Rings , resulting in Adam Salter [playing a Ranger] injuring his leg, the creative team are today and tomorrow looking at modifying the staging," the statement said.

Salter was treated at a local hospital for an injured leg, but he suffered no broken bones, the producers said.

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I hope noone told him to break a leg before the show!

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It's bad luck not to, ain't it?

That's terrible. Hopefully no kids were watching the guy screaming like that and getting scarred for life. :uhoh: I would've been, lol. Can't watch live performances because I freak out thinking someone will get hurt or look stupid. So glad to hear this fella didn't break any bones, there is that at least.




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