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Last night we went to see the ‘Lord of the Rings’ musical. Being quite a fan of J.R.Tolkien’s trilogy, it would be a shame to miss this adaptation, since it’s the last couple of moths it’s running in London’s West End. Also having 2 top price tickets for the price of one (niiiice) helped :)

I think the show was brilliant. The stage transformation into the Middle-earth was amazing and a very creative use of the moving multi-level platforms on the stage allowed to recreate many different sceneries and landscapes. A bunch of special effects, acrobats, flying elves, 30ft tarantula, orcs, rambling in the audience… no wonder this £25 million production had something to offer :)

And though I must admit the story was a bit rushed (because, as you know, the book is massive but the show is just about 2.5 hours), and though we wished Gandalf had been a less of an extrovert (as for me, Sir Ian McKellen made the perfect wizard), this musical was a real eye-candy :)

See musical’s website for some cool videos from the show, and if you are in London before the July 19, go and see it before it is out of town.