Comments on: The Lord Of The Rings Stage Show

By: Oliver Marshall

Oliver Marshall — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:46:03 +0000

Hi, I saw this show one night and I loved it soooo much that I went the next night. I’m 13 years old and an avid Amateur Dramatic Participater and I just had to know how they made Bilbo Disappear. I think they may have used ‘Pepper’s Ghost Effect’, It’s very complicated so I suggest you search for how it is done. A very good review though.

By: tom

tom — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 20:14:52 +0000

Would like to agree with your review entirely.
One problem I had with the stage was that it was so amazing that it distracted from the rest of the play, I just wanted to see what they would do with it next!

I was so disappointed with the music, I think it pales by comparison with the music from the films.
But I would almost pay just to watch the vanishing, the balrog, and the vibe of hobbiton that they caught nicely at the start…

They should have made it into 3 plays, and used the music from the film if they couldnt better it, or made it a non-musical play if they couldnt get the rights (though I believe that the show was initially written as a musical composition, and the rest added later!).

Note that the books do contain a some songs, though they are fairly incidental.

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:57:53 +0000

Haha Joseph and the amazing technicolour dreamcoat! Not just a random guy named Joseph. ;o)

By: John Conners

John Conners — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:08:58 +0000

Donna: Joseph who?

John: Yeah, it was a little bit of a peculiar choice for a musical. Having said that, nobody would have thought that a western containing Clint Eastwood, Lee Marvin and all the rest could make a musical and then along came “Paint Your Wagon”!

By: John Topley

John Topley — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:02:57 +0000

Interesting review. I've always thought that LOTR is a very strange story to use as the basis for a musical. At no point during the films did I think Gee, this narrative would really be enhanced if this Orc were to burst into song now. Having said that, it worked for Finland...

By: Donna

Donna — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:41:37 +0000

That’s really interesting! When I first heard about the play and the length of it I wondered how they had managed to cram so much into 3 hours, afterall the books are more detailed than the films and they cut certain parts out of that from what I’ve heard. It sounds like the only thing to see it for is the effects. I think I’ll stick with going to see Joseph next year for my birthday )