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Tolkien lecture
On Tuesday 26th September, at Marquette University, Tolkien scholar Eduardo Segura will speak on the topic of; “Tolkien, Lewis and Hollywood: What Images Cannot Say”. The lecture is open to member of the public but you must pre-register if you want to attend. There’s further information about the event here.
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Lord of the Rings – stage version
Over 450,000 people have seen the stage version of The Lord of the Rings which ends its Toronto run on 3rd September. The show will re-open in London in May 2007. You can read the full story here.
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Epic Legendarium: Revisiting The Lord of the Rings
Sydney University, Australia, is holding a one day seminar about “Tolkien’s magnum opus” and will be looking at various themes in the novels as well as “its great sources, such as Plato’s famous story of the ring of Gyges, as well as its style, structure and enduring ideas…” The course is hosted by Dr Ray…
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Howard Shore’s LotR Symphony in San Francisco
On 14th and 15th July the San Francisco Symphony orchestra will perform Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings symphony. There’s further information at the orchestra’s website here .
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Lord of the Rings Symphony returns to Seattle
Howard Shore’s epic “Lord of the Rings Symphony” will be performed on Saturday, September 9th, 7:00 p.m. at the Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery in Woodinville, WA. There’s further information at wineryconcerts.com and you can view a press release about the event here.
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Lethian – the opera
On 1st July the world premiere of part one of the opera Leithian will take place at Liederkranz Hall, New York City. The opera tells the story of Beren and Lúthien up to the time Beren is rescued by Lúthien from Sauron’s dungeons. There’s further information at adamcjklein.us.
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Stage version of LotR closes on 3rd September
Currently being performed at Toronto’s Princess of Wales Theatre, the stage version of Lord of the Rings will close on September 3, having played 230 performances in 31 weeks. The show, with some of the Toronto cast, will still be performed in London in May 2007. You can read more at Playbill.con.
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Hobbits come to London
The musical version of “The Lord Of The Rings” is set to open at London’s Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in 2007. The £25m adaptation of “The Lord of the Rings” will be shown for the first time in London on 19th June 2007 after its initial run in Canada.
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Toronto Gathering urgently needs more attendees
The Gathering of the Fellowship in Toronto (1st-4th July) needs more support from Tolkien fans. While the organizers have heard nothing but “good “buzz” and enthusiasm from fans” registrations for the event have not sold. To date only 300 have registered and the event is in danger of not happening at all. You can find…
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Tolkien item on display in London
A revolver carried by Tolkien in the First World War is on display at the Imperial War Museum in London as part of an exhibition on the Battle of the Somme. The revolver will not only be shown in the museum, but will also be an online exhibit, which should open on June 1, 2006.…
