Backed by an original score and lyrics, a musical tale of Tolkien’s timeless epic is coming to Australian theatres in 2025
There’s an inherent musicality in JRR Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy. From the smooth flow of Middle-earth’s languages to Hobbit folk songs, melody and rhythm are nearly as integral to the story as the characters themselves. Now, with The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale heading to Australian stages in 2025, the music of Middle-earth is front and centre.
“Realising this epic world on stage has been the most rewarding experience of my career,” Hart says. “We’ve had to match the imaginative ingenuity of Tolkien, and it’s been a delight turning that into something inextricably theatrical. It’s also underpinned by the central idea of us telling the story through the perspective of the Hobbits, which allows an audience to really embrace the epicness and adventure of the whole piece.
Hart has imbued the stage production with contemporised themes, updating Tolkien’s environmental interests, for one. “I was really struck by the relevance in Tolkien’s writing and connection to nature is really at the centre of how we tell this story,” he says. “I was particularly interested in the idea of the trees of Fangorn coming to the aid of the Hobbits and Fellowship when they are up against impossible odds.
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