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Theatre review: The Lord of the Rings / Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London by Michael Billington

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, LondonI suppose there are two ways to approach this mega-musical: either as a paid-up Tolkien aficionado or as a wide-eyed newcomer. Having dipped only briefly into the original trilogy and the Peter Jackson movies, I entered Drury Lane as innocent as any hairy-toed hobbit. But I emerged three-and-a-quarter hours later sceptical as to the main matter but hugely impressed by the manner of Ma…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AM on October 23, 2015

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