Season 4 · Episode 4
The Rings of Power v. The Lord of the Rings Musical
Mythmakers · Brian Boyd
September 7, 202326m 50s
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Show Notes
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: black;">We interrupt our 4-part Inklings series to bring you our honest review of the Lord of the Rings musical on today’s Mythmakers episode!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: black;">Join us as Julia Golding reviews the revival of The Lord of the Rings musical at the Watermill Theatre and draws some comparisons with The Rings of Power series. What is the ideal approach to adaptations of Tolkien’s material? Is a smaller scale preferable to grandeur? Why did the musical originally fail when it was on at Drury Lane in 2007, but now has raving reviews in 2023? What lessons can the RoP team learn from this journey? Have a listen and find out! </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: black;">To grab a ticket and experience the musical for yourself, visit </span><a href="https://www.watermill.org.uk/"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Open Sans',sans-serif; color: #1155cc;">https://www.watermill.org.uk</span></a></p>