Lord of the Musicals ; It's Costing Pounds 25m, has 256 Costume Changes and a Cast of 50. But As Tolkien's Epic Comes to the West End, It's Friday! Went Back Stage to Ask: Will It Be a Monster Hit?
Summary
FOR A fictional world boasting ten kingdoms, endless mountain ranges and an enchanted forest or two, Middle Earth is hot, dark and surprisingly cramped.
There's an ashen-faced Gandalf, a grumpylooking Saruman and a balding Aragorn busy exchanging flirty glances with a gorgeous Arwen.See the full content of this document
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Lord of the Musicals ; It's Costing Pounds 25m, has 256 Costume Changes and a Cast of 50. But As Tolkien's Epic Comes to the West End, It's Friday! Went Back Stage to Ask: Will It Be a Monster Hit?
Four fat hobbits adjust their false bottoms and make puerile jokes. A homesick Gollum is texting his girlfriend Tracey in Canada, and lolling about in the background is an army of foulmouthed Rohan warriors - all squashed into the darkened wings of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane.
Every remaining inch of floorspace is filled with highly-sexed, lea...See the full content of this document