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Tolkien Adaptations Week

@sewn-with-lilies-fair is running Tolkien Adaptations Week this week, 1st to 7th September 2025, and I'm feeling honoured to be able to contribute four streams:

Day 1 - Music: The Lord of the Rings (OLCR 2008)

Monday, 1 September 2025 [past]

8:30pm CEST (Central Europe) / 2:30pm EDT (US-East)

We're listening to the original cast recording of the Lord of the Rings musical (audio only) 🎶

Day 2 - Theatre: Fellowship! A Musical Parody

Tuesday, 2 September 2025 [past]

8pm CEST (Central Europe) / 2pm EDT (US-East)

We're watching an authorised recording of the original run of Fellowship!, a musical parody of The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).

Day 5 - Hobbit: Hobit (2020)

Friday, 5 September 2025 [past]

8:30pm CEST (Central Europe) / 2:30pm EDT (US-East)

Let's watch Falešné společenstvo's Hobbit musical together! No subs available, but I promise it's great fun (and there might be a machine-translated script!) ✨️

Day 7 - Silmarillion: Finrod's Song (2002)

Sunday, 7 September 2025 [past]

9:30am CEST (Central Europe) / 3:30am EDT (US-East)

An edited recording of the first staged production of the Russian Finrod rock opera; includes English subtitles.

How do I join?

[link removed]

no sign-up necessary, anons welcome!

room open 10 minutes before each stream

Keep an eye out for more announcements! The full event schedule including other people's streams can be found here.

~ April 2025 ~

The Lord of the Rings (musical tale; Australia)

1-6 (Perth)

26-30 (Melbourne)

The Hobbit (play; Philadelphia, PA, USA)

2-29

adaptation by Greg Banks

The Hobbit (play; High Point, NC, USA)

3-6

adaptation by Patricia Gray

The Hobbit (play; Pittsboro, NC, USA)

4, 5

adaptation by Patricia Gray

The Hobbit (play; Selmer, TN, USA)

4-6

adaptation by Edward Mast

Fellowship! (musical parody; Fullerton, CA, USA):

4-27

The Hobbit (play; Seattle, WA, USA)

9

adaptation by Markland Taylor

The Hobbit (musical; Harrisburg, PA, USA)

24-27

Сказание о Берене и Лютиэн (equestrian NOTmusical; Plaskinino, Russia)

27

Performance dates and times are subject to change; please check the original post for up-to-date information.

For a general overview of Tolkien stage adaptations, see this post.

~ May 2025 ~

The Lord of the Rings (musical tale; Melbourne, Australia)

1-31

except Mondays

1: opening night

The Hobbit (play; American Fork, UT, USA)

2, 3

adaptation by Edward Mast

The Hobbit (play; Kings Mountain, NC, USA)

2-4, 9-11

additional matinees on Saturdays

adaptation by Patricia Gray

Fellowship! (musical parody; Fullerton, CA, USA)

2-17

The Hobbit (play; Philadelphia, PA, USA)

2-31

17 (evening): ASL Interpreted Performance

adaptation by Greg Banks

The Hobbit (play; Brattleboro, VT, USA)

30, 31 (two shows)

adaptation by Patricia Gray

Performance dates and times are subject to change; please check the original post for up-to-date information.

For a general overview of Tolkien stage adaptations, see this post.

~ November 2025 ~

Parody of the Rings (parody play; Rugby, UK)

1, 2

Легенда о Берене и Лютиень: Лэ о Лэйтиан (rock opera; Moscow, Russia)

2

Легенда о Берене и Лютиэнь (interactive theatrical project; Irkutsk, Russia)

2, 9

The Hobbit (play; Lithopolis, OH, USA)

7-9, 14-16

adaptation by Patricia Gray

The Hobbit (play; Rogers, MN, USA)

13-15

adaptation by Patricia Gray

The Hobbit (play; Sterling Heights, MI, USA)

14-16

adaptation by Markland Taylor

Fellowship! (musical parody; Philadelphia, PA, USA)

14-30

Fridays through Sundays

Honourable mention:

1-30: Lewis & Tolkien, play in Washington, DC, USA

Performance dates and times are subject to change; please check the theatres' websites and social media for up-to-date information!

~ December 2025 ~

The Hobbit (play; Cleveland Heights, OH, USA)

4-28

4: preview, 5: opening night

adaptation by Greg Banks

Fellowship! (musical parody; Philadelphia, PA, USA)

5-21

Fridays through Sundays

Der Hobbit (puppetry play; Hamburg, Germany)

12-16

One Man Lord of the Rings (parody play; Victoria, BC, Canada)

20, 21

Сказание о Берене и Лютиэн ([equestrian] NOTmusical; Moscow, Russia)

26

concert version [without horses]

Honourable mention:

7: Портал в фэнтези, concert in St Petersburg, Russia featuring songs from the rock operas Финрод and Турин

Performance dates and times are subject to change; please check the theatres' websites and social media for up-to-date information!

~ December 2024 ~

The Lord of the Rings (musical; Auckland, New Zealand)

1 (two shows)

Сказание о Берене и Лютиэн ([equestrian] NOTmusical; Plaskinino, Russia)

1

broadcast only

performed without horses

Fellowship! (musical parody; Philadelphia, PA, USA)

1-22

Fridays and Sundays

The Hobbit (play; Vancouver, BC, Canada)

4-21

except Mondays and Tuesdays, 15

additional matinees: 7, 12, 14, 21

8: Relaxed Performance

adaptation by Kim Selody

The Lord of the Rims (panto; London, UK)

5-28

Thursdays through Saturdays

except 26 (Boxing Day)

The Hobbit (play; El Paso, TX, USA)

6-22

Fridays through Sundays

adaptation by Patricia Gray

Der Hobbit (puppetry play; Leipzig, Germany)

12-16

13 (morning), 16: school performances

Лэ о Лэйтиан (rock opera; Moscow, Russia)

15

live broadcast available

Taru sormusten herrasta (play; Tampere, Finland)

17-21, 28, 30, 31

Honourable mentions:

1: online stream of a recording of Pád Doriathu (musical) by @a-mountain-hobbit

15: concert "Сказочный... концерт" in Moscow, Russia featuring songs from Лэ о Лэйтиан (rock opera), among others

18: work presentation of Taru sormusten herrasta in Tampere, Finland

Performance dates and times are subject to change; please check the original post for up-to-date information.

For a general overview of Tolkien stage adaptations, see this post.

~ November 2024 ~

The Lord of the Rings: Back in the Hobbit (musical parody; Murray, UT, USA)

1-2, 4, 7-9

multiple performances on Fridays and Saturdays

The Hobbit (play; Pittsburgh, PA, USA)

1-10 except 4

additional matinees: 2, 3, 7, 9

2 (matinee): ASL performance, post-show Q&A

3 (evening): Theater on Tap

adaptation by Greg Banks

Fellowship! (musical parody; Philadelphia, PA, USA)

1-29

Fridays and Saturdays

The Lord of the Rings (musical; Auckland, New Zealand)

6-30 except Mondays

additional matinees on Saturdays and Sundays

6-10: previews

12: opening night

20: Audio Described Performance

21: NZSLI Performance

Финрод (rock opera; Samara, Russia)

7

The Hobbit (play; Vancouver, BC, Canada)

13-30

except Mondays and Tuesdays, 17

additional matinees: 16, 23, 28

13, 14: previews

15: opening night

adaptation by Kim Selody

The Hobbit (play; Redwood City, CA, USA)

15-17

adaptation by Patricia Gray

The Hobbit (play; Topeka, KS, USA)

15-17, 22-24

adaptation by Patricia Gray

The Hobbit (play; Blountville, TN, USA)

21-24

adaptation by Patricia Gray

The Hobbit (play; Columbus, NJ, USA)

22-24

adaptation by Patricia Gray

Performance dates and times are subject to change; please check the original post for up-to-date information.

For a general overview of Tolkien stage adaptations, see this post.