I suspect that few Tolkien fans out there realise that hidden within the Rings trilogy are references to Elvis, Edwin Starr and Johnny Cash. They are easy to miss but thanks to Charles Ross, the Canadian master of the one man movie genre their true place is restored within the epic which he manages to condense to an hour and ten minutes. We could have enjoyed this show five years ago had it not been for a legal wrangle with the movie makers which was only resolved last year just in time for the Edinburgh Festival where Ross was a sell out. More..

Charles Ross, creator of the hugely successful One Man Star Wars Trilogy, performs a very special SNEAK PREVIEW of his worldwide hit One Man Lord of the Rings in Sydney.

Recreating the entire enchanting world of Middle-earth, armed with nothing more than a pair of elbow pads and his outrageous imagination, Ross hurtles through the Tolkien trilogy – The Fellowship Of The Ring, The Two Towers and The Return Of The King – in just 3,600 seconds of unbelievable kinetic entertainment. Continue reading “ONE NIGHT ONLY – One Man LOTR in Sydney, Australia”

Greg Pyne aka Fool of a Took writes: While spending part of my holiday in Scotland, I had the privilege of seeing Charles Ross perform his One Man Lord of the Rings show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, a performance consisting of all three movies by one single, highly motivated individual. “40 characters. 3 masterworks. 3600 seconds. One Man to do it all.”

And he did. Continue reading “A Singular Lord of the Rings Experience in Scotland”

Preston writes: I am not sure if you have posted this or not but I thought I would give you the heads up since it doesn’t seem to be very well publicized. Charles Ross who does both a “One Man Star Wars” and a “One Man Lord of the Rings” will be performing his Lord of the Rings Show at the Birchmere in Alexandria, VA on Saturday June 20th.