The Lord of the Rings Reviews


Description:The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien's book trilogy, is now on stage at the legendary Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Thrilling music, exhilarating choreography, remarkable staging and stunning design will combine to transform Drury Lane into Tolkien's ... more
The Lord of the Rings ... Middle-earth in a mesmerising and spectacular theatrical event featuring an ensemble of over 70 actors, singers and musicians.
Newest Review: ... style of writing as well as story line that it cannot even be replicated again to such perfection and attention to detail. ... more
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Customer The Lord of the Rings Reviews (3)

by - written on 02/09/08 (Somewhat useful, 34 readings)
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The lord of the rings trilogy is the most legendary series of books. These books cannot be compared to and have such a unique style of writing as well as story line that it cannot even be replicated again to such perfection and attention to detail. The first out of the three is the fellowship of the ring. The story is about a ring which needs to be destroyed as it contains great powers which cause the bearer to perform greedy and selfish acts. It possessess the bearer. The rings wants to go back to its owner who has set up a huge army in search for it. The second story goes more into the battle of the trilogy and the third story leads to the detruction of the ring and ... Read the complete review

by Paul - written on 22/07/07
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Saw the production last night. By far the worst musical or play I've ever seen. The story was dull, the music weak and the acting terrible. The special effets did their best to compensate for a while, but you can't hide behind them for three hours. If you're thinking about seeing this musical - DON'T. It will be one of the worst evenings of your lives. I had a few stiff drinks during the interval and even this didn't help. In a word - its ... Read the complete review

by - written on 05/06/07 (Very useful, 886 readings)
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The Lord of the Rings films didn't win an award for nothing so how does the theatre production match up to the true story? I went to see it on it's third night of showing at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane, you could say it was pretty good. Certainly the theatre production is everything you would expect, elaborate, fast paced (due to a shortening of the story), dynamic and makes good entertainment for all. The tale tells of a hobbit whose mission it is to destroy a powerful and evil ring, in a fantasy-like world. While the theatre is particularly true to the actual story, especially the ending which the film omits, it thankfully manages to miss out some ... Read the complete review
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