{"id":100856,"date":"2016-07-09T15:47:12","date_gmt":"2016-07-09T20:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/?p=100856"},"modified":"2016-07-09T15:47:12","modified_gmt":"2016-07-09T20:47:12","slug":"a-chance-to-spend-an-evening-in-middle-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theonering.net\/torwp\/2016\/07\/09\/100856-a-chance-to-spend-an-evening-in-middle-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"A chance to spend an evening in Middle-earth"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a>Between now and August 13, The Dukes theater in Lancashire, U.K.,\u00a0 will be performing J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit<\/em> as their summer season’s ‘walkabout’ outdoor show. The audience will literally follow along as Bilbo Baggins joins Gandalf, Thorin, and his company of dwarves on their mission, quest, thing, to regain their long-lost treasure from the dragon Smaug.\u00a0 From the Westmorland Gazette<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Since 1987, The Dukes walkabout shows have transformed Williamson Park into Neverland, Oz, Ancient Greece and now Middle Earth.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like the park chose The Hobbit,\u201d explained The Dukes artistic director, Joe Sumsion. \u201cThere are some shows – and this is one of them – where people\u2019s instant reaction is to say that will be great in the park. It\u2019s the natural environment for it. The strongest elements in the book are its humour and charm. We plan to capture this, offering an intimate experience where the audience can get really close to all these fascinating characters and creatures.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the Gazette article, there’s also a Lord the The Rings<\/em> and The Hobbit<\/em> movie connection in that Andy Serkis began his professional acting career at The Dukes, performing in its first outdoor performance in 1987. Performances of The Hobbit<\/em> are at 7:15 p.m. nightly except for Sundays. Visit The Dukes website<\/a> for more information and to purchase tickets.<\/p>\n

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