Category: Event News

Performances of Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings Symphony include: 24th and 25th June performed by the Royal National Scottish Orchestra . 15th July performed by the North Carolina Symphony Orchestra. 20th July performed by the San Diego Symphony Orchestra. 28th July performed by Württembergische Philharmonie.

CoE member Neenime recently attended the Lord of the Rings stage show in Toronto and has sent us this review of her experience of the production. Neenime writes: “It was with much anticipation that I attended the LOTR stage production in Toronto on April 28th. I hoped for entry to a magical world and was…

The seventh Tolkien Weekend will take place at Sarehole Mill, Birmingham, UK on 13th and 14th May. This year’s theme is The Shire and events will include themed walks, an exhibition entitled “Tolkien’s Boyhood in Birmingham”, archery and excerpts from The Hobbit performed by Shire Productions. There’s further information about the event here.

The ‘Lord of the Rings’ stage show in Toronto has had its run extended until 24th September. The show was due to end its run in June, but a further twelve weeks of tickets have gone on sale, along with a lower entry-level price of $26. Read more at Yahoo.

Just a reminder that the Second Annual Vacaville Middle-earth Festival takes place from 21st to 23rd April – This weekend! The venue is downtown Vacaville, CA, and the festival begins on 21st April with a forum on Themes of Tolkien. On 22nd and 23rd April events include; music, crafts and old time skill demonstrations There…

On 21st May the Colorado Symphony Orchestra will perform Howard Shore’s Lord of the Rings Symphony at Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver, CO. On 24th and 25th June 2006 the symphony will be performed by the Royal National Scottish Orchestra at The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland.

One Morning Long Ago, a Middle-earth and Tolkien inspired exhibition, will take place on 20th-23rd May at Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire, UK. The exhibition features the works of Ted Nasmith and guest artist Ruth Lacon. There will also be a programme of events including music, readings and guided tours to local Tolkien related sites. There’s…

From 14th April to 20th August 2006 The Lord of the Rings exhibition returns to Te Papa Wellington, New Zealand with a number of new exhibits including exclusive new interviews with Peter Jackson the cast and crew. For further details you can visit the museum’s LotR exhibition sitehere.

Daniel Reeve, the New Zealand artist who provided the calligraphy and maps in the LotR movies, will be attending the sixth Elf Fantasy Fair. His work in the movies included the Red Book and the map of Middle-earth used on film merchandise. The Elf Fantasy Fair takes place at Castle De Haar, Haarzuilens, Holland on…

The Cinnabar Theater North, Petaluma, CA, brings J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ live to the audience. The play will be on stage for two weeks beginning today 6th of April. You can read about the production at Argus Courier.