Lord Of The Rings is Coming to Bath

J. R. R. Tolkien’s masterpiece in concert with orchestra, choir, and guest stars on the Oscar-winning music of Howard Shore, Annie Lennox, Enya and Ed Sheeran!

THE SHIRE - The fantastic world of hobbits and elves from J.R.R. Tolkien’s „Lord of The Rings” comes to your city as a concert with a symphonic orchestra and choir. In a two-hour evening performance the legendary world of the Hobbits is brought to life in a unique musical event. From the threatening sounds of Mordor and the shrill attack of the black riders to the beautiful lyrical melodies of the elves - almost 100 performers will transform your city into a musical setting of Middle-earth. The narrators and singers are the guest stars, who played or participated in the creation of the film trilogy.

The press celebrates "The Lord of the Rings & the Hobbit - the Concert” as a "highly emotional and mythical experience” and praises: "Nearly 100 actors - from the well-playing orchestra to the vocal choir to the outstanding soloists - showed their commitment to transport the audience into Tolkien’s world-famous fantasy world... Whether bombastic with timpani and gongs or elven-like delicate flute tones: The well-known, Oscar-winning melodies by Howard Shore from the film trilogy were heard again and again, immediately providing the right "cinema in the head”.... In the end, neither the audience nor the musicians held their ground on the chairs. The audience managed to get the actors on stage for three encores with standing ovations”.

J. R. R. TOLKIEN 

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) became world famous with his novel cycle "The Lord of the Rings”. Throughout his life he devoted himself to the 'history’ of his fictional Middle-Earth Empire. Not only George Lucas has visibly gained inspiration for his "Star Wars” series. His stories also served as a model for many other works, whereby the remake of Peter Jackson in particular triggered a renaissance of the ring cult. In the movie trilogy "The Hobbit” this was continued.

Already early J.R.R. discovered his love for languages. Welsh, Old English, Greek, French and German belonged to his preferred subjects during his school education. After his mother’s death, Tolkien was raised first by an aunt and later by a foster family. From 1911 he studied at Exeter College in Oxford, graduated in 1915 and went to war in 1918. In 1925 Tolkien was appointed professor at Oxford University, where his idea for the "Hobbit” was born.

Originally intended as entertainment for his children and initially written without the idea of a commercial publication, the "Hobbit” was presented by a former student of Tolkien to the publisher Allen&Unwin, who published the story attentively in 1937. Although "The Little Hobbit” was not a bestseller, there were requests for a continuation of the story.

From 1936 to 1949 Tolkien wrote "The Lord of the Rings”. The first two volumes appeared in 1954 - a cult was born. In 1973 Tolkien died at the age of 81. His son Christopher took care of the publication of further stories from Middle- earth after his death. About 25 years after his death, the production of the film trilogy "The Lord of the Rings” began with a budget of 190 million dollars. It became one of the most successful film productions of all time.

COMPOSERS

HOWARD SHORE

Howard Shore is one of the most important composers of film music ever. Among his incredibly versatile works are the settings of „The Silence of the Lambs”, „Philadelphia”, „Seven”, „Panic Room” and „The Aviator”. The longstanding collaboration with the Canadian director David Cronenberg, for whom he wrote, among others, the music „Die Fliege”, „Naked Lunch”, „Spider” and „A History of Violence”, plays an important role in his work.

His most famous work, however, is the music for Peter Jackson’s „Lord of the Rings” trilogy. Only through Shore’s sophisticated leitmotif technique, for which he intensively studied the „Rheingold” by Richard Wagner, the films reach their dramaturgical depth. For the music Shore received his first Oscar and a Grammy. In 2004 he received a Grammy, two Golden Globes and two Oscars, and in 2005 he received two Grammys again for the third part of the trilogy. In 2005 Shore received the Golden Globe for the soundtrack to „Aviator”.

THE STAR GUESTS

JED BROPHY

Jed Brophy is best known for portraying “Nori'' the Dwarf in “The Hobbit” Trilogy. He spent nearly 300 days in makeup and heavy dwarven costume. He was born In Taihape New Zealand and grew up on a Sheep and Cattle farm in The Ruanui Valley out of Mataroa. He Studied Physical Education at the University of Otago . It was During this Degree course that he was introduced to Drama and completed his Studies at the New Zealand Drama School Toi Whakaari. Graduating in 1988. For the first four years he concentrated on Theatre, touring New Zealand in Ladies Night in 1989 before landing his first film role he won best actor at the ‚Drifting Cloud Film Awards‘ for the short film Group Therapy in 1998. A fringe First at the Edinburgh Festival for Skin Tight In 2009 Jed won The Chapman Tripp Award for Wellington Actor of the Year for the play The Blackening.

ROYD TOLKIEN

Royd was born in Kent and at the age of three moved to Wales where he still lives. His great-grandfather, J. R. R. Tolkien, died when Royd was young, but Royd inherited the love of storytelling and entertainment. His parents read The Hobbit to him when he was young, and the characters and their world became firmly entrenched in his imagination. He was fortunate enough to be invited to play a Ranger of Gondor in Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, and later a Ranger Captain in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. In 2014, at the invitation of George R.R. Martin, Royd went to Belfast during filming of Game of Thrones and once again found his way onto the screen, portraying a wildling.

THE SOLOISTS

JULIE LUND

Trained at The Arts Educational School, London. Credits include Ophelia and Queen Gertrude in the immersive Hamlet LIVE at Kronborg Castle in Denmark, Eponine in Les Misérables, Roxie in Chicago, Inga in Young Frankenstein, Janet in The Drowsy Chaperone, Mary in Sunset Boulevard, Belle in Beauty and the Beast, Polly in Crazy For You, Sandy, Marty, Frenchy and Patty in various productions of Grease. Julie has also portrayed various princesses in Disneyland Paris.

EVE NIKER

Trained at The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Credits include Viola in Twelfth Night in London, Germany’s Globe and Serbia, Martha in the UK & Ireland Tour of The Secret Garden; four time dance soloist at Sadler’s Wells Theatre London, Casandra in Women of Troy in Kalamata Greece, lead female vocalist for Funny Girl and Into The Woods for the recordings with London Theatre Orchestra, Null Achtzehn in Drowned or Saved? at the Tristan Bates Theatre in London’s West End, Dolly in the BAFTA nominated short Dolly’s House and Icelandic Warrior in ITV’s World Cup Commercial. Eve is also the founder of Actor-Musician SALT Theatre Company with which she has written and directed many productions. Eve has led workshops and taught acting and singing internationally.

CONNY THUR

Trained at The Danish National School of Performing Arts, where she graduated in 2020. Credits include the Danish musical In the Middle of the Night as Ensemble and u/s. Gerda, Ensemble in Disney‘s The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Ensemble, swing and acrobat in Disney‘s Tarzan and Flora in the children‘s show Flora and Bruin the Bear at Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. Conny is also dancing and choreographing for The Rainbow Cabaret in Denmark - touring drag show that celebrates diversity.

PRESS REVIEWS

Fascinating how the spark ignites at this concert. ... And not only real Frodo disciples should get their money’s worth with so much well-done entertainment. ...And lo and behold, the Gewandhaus becomes Middle-earth.” Leipziger Volkszeitung.

„Nearly 100 performers - from the well-playing orchestra to the vocally strong Auenland Choir to the outstanding soloists - showed their commitment to bring the audience into Tolkien’s world-famous fantasy world... Whether bombastic with kettledrums and gongs or elven-like tender flute tones: Again and again the well-known, Oscarwinning melodies by Howard Shore from the film trilogy sounded, which immediately provided the right „cinema in the head”.... In the end, neither the audience nor the musicians held their seats. The audience managed to get the actors on stage with three encores with standing ovations”. Westfalen-Blat

„The mood, anyway, was great, a lot of incidental applause. At the end there was a standing ovation and a full, danceable encore package - the Aegi audience celebrated, clapped and cheered as if they were finally back in the Shire after some bad adventures. The evening was fun.” Neue Presse

„Successful event, ecstatic audience!” Neue Presse

„You will witness an elaborate production. ... The choir and the orchestra play the soundtrack with great force and passion, while the vocal soloists provide lyrical moments. ... The ensemble is rewarded with standing ovations.” Osnabrücker Zeitung

„A highly emotional and mythical experience not only for die-hard „Lord of the Rings” fans was the live concert of the probably most famous saga in the world.... The tension and roman ticism of the powerful sound creation with echoes of Wagner’s operas or Orff’s Carmina Burana was perceptible at all times and always provided goose bumps - and plenty of applause for the artists.” Allgemeine Zeitung

„The audience was thrilled. The Gollum song was especially well received - and of course the original compositions of Hobbit actor Billy Boyd ...” Mainpost

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