TO Star: London Rings shorter, not better
LONDON–It’s gotten better; it’s gotten worse. The revised production of The Lord of the Rings that opened at…
Continue readingTV Watch: Serkis as Van Gogh on PBS
Andrew writes: Please let the readers of TORN know that PBS is currently running a great documentary on…
Continue readingEven Gollum gets a makeover in London
LONDON–Michael Therriault has learned a new definition of “precious.” True, he’s spending his days swooping around the giant…
Continue reading‘Lord of the Rings’ on London’s West End
LONDON, June 19 (UPI) — The Theatre Royal in London’s West End launched the stage adaptation of J.R.R….
Continue readingMiddle Earth comes to life
From Michael Billington (at Guardian Unlimited): I suppose there are two ways to approach this mega-musical: either as…
Continue readingTV Watch: ‘Figwit’ on Conan
‘Figwit’, the female fan phenomenon from the LOTR trilogy will be on ‘Late Night with Conan O’Brien’ tonight….
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