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Here's my review of Falešné společenstvo's new Tolkien musical Válka hněvu (The War of Wrath), which premiered at TolkienCon in January.

"Overall, Válka hněvu succeeds by choosing intimacy over spectacle"

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Photo of a sketchbook on a shelf with a plant and a model ship. The page is showing a gouache painting of a blue dragon swimming with manta rays, seen from under.

Camouflage, gouache on paper, 15x20cm

This dragon thinks he's very smart and no one will notice him. What do you think? Is he well-hidden?

Drawing of Tolkien characters. Arwen in the center is holding an open Red Book of Westmarch. She is surrounded by Goldberry, Galadriel, Rosie Cotton, and Eowyn

Happy International Women’s Day! ✨

Art featuring some women of the Legendarium: Goldberry, Galadriel, Rosie Cotton, Arwen, and Eowyn! #Tolkien #art

Laura Michelle Kelly sings "Meadowlark" at 54 Below YouTube video by Laura Michelle Kelly NEWS

9. "Meadowlark" by Stephen Schwartz, here performed by Laura Michelle Kelly: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkBJ...
"And what can I do if finally for the first time
The one I'm burning for returns the glow?
If love has come at last, it's picked the worst time.
Still I know I've got to go!"

Here's a "view" picture I took in Prague in between TolkienCon activities last month. Was in need of some fresh air, so I went to a nearby park.

I visited the tiny, lovely Prague Tolkien con, and I was so inspired by the people there that....I started sketching #Silmarillion scenes once again.
So here goes Ancalagon the Black ♥

TolkienCon 2026 was wonderful, I still can't believe I was able to attend all three days. The hassle was worth it - I got to see Válka hněvu, Falešné společenstvo's new musical based on the War of Wrath. An exceptional work, brilliantly written and performed. I cried, I laughed, I clapped for ages.

I feel like this can’t be a completely original idea, but I’d like to write a “Waiting For Godot” type play about two men in Middle Earth who guard one of the beacons in the mountains of Ered Nimrais

El Silmarillion (El Musical) | Actuación completa (Palacio de Congresos de Granada) YouTube video by El Silmarillion. El musical

The closing performance of El Silmarillion (El Musical) is now available to watch on YouTube!!
youtu.be/mMET8mbPKsc

Thank you artists for being on here.

A cute drawing of Frodo Baggins with a mug of beer, the text says Tolkien Birthday Toast 2026

Happy Birthday to JRR Tolkien! To the Professor! 🍻 #TolkienBirthdayToast #art

The Tolkien Fandom Event Calendar 2026 is done!

I'll update it from time to time as new events are announced - and please don't hesitate to let me know if you're aware of events that aren't included yet ✨️

Find it here:
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Tolkien bluesky! 🧝🏼‍♀️✨ With the holiday shopping season coming up, let’s get a thread of community/fan merch suggestions going! Could you share some of your favorites?

And if you’re an artist in the fandom, please feel free to share your store or commissions info!

Lovely, thanks for letting me know! Added the event 😊

I've just started putting together the 2026 calendar. If you've got a Tolkien event scheduled for next year, please lmk!

*Any new LOTR thing is announced*

Me: Ok but does it involve dragons

It's past midnight and I don't feel so good about the LotR Musical's future

Tolkien language nerds, scans of the first five issues of Parma Eldalamberon, long only available as photocopies, are now available open access: dc.swosu.edu/parma/

You can - this website has everything from recordings to subtitles, and 24 June 2021 links to YouTube 😊 layofleithian.weebly.com/recordings.h...
I hope you enjoy!

Hi I just came across your post by chance - the first picture is actually from another Russian rock opera, the Lay of Leithian rock opera 😄 (more to discover, yay! Leithian covers the full story of B&L until their reunion after Mandos)

Colored pencil drawing of a cute reddish brown hedgehog, standing in the grass among some daisies. There’s a daisy on its back as well

Little hedgehog friend 🦔🌼🌱

#art #cuteart #traditionalart

Sanna Fransman as Arwen. She has her back towards the camera and can only be seen from the waist up. Her long, dark, wavy hair falls down her back. It's braided and decorated with golden bands at the top, her earrings are gold as well. Her costume appears plain white, with wide sleeves that open from the shoulders, leaving her arms bare. There are big wing-like applications on her shoulders, but the quality of the scan makes it hard to determine their exact shape.

Ulla Uotinen as Galadriel. She's holding up Nenya with her right hand and is looking at it; the ring is glowing brightly. Her costume is green-ish, decorated with pearls and a white flower on her top. The most striking features of Galadriel's appearance are her typical 80s perm and her bare midriff.

Delved deep into Finnish Ryhmäteatteri's archives and found these two delightful programme scans - Arwen (Sanna Fransman) and Galadriel (Ulla Uotinen) in Taru sormusten herrasta at Suomenlinna near Helsinki, 1989. A six-hour open-air play with music by Toni Edelmann.

We're happy to announce the program for our conference "Beyond Elvish: Constructed Languages in Phantastic Worlds". Registration is open too. September 12-14 at @phanbibwz.bsky.social
The website is difficult to find, please share news about the conference 🙏

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The soundtrack to the original London production of The Lord of the Rings stage musical. The title of the book is emblazoned in a circle of trees against a burst of vibrant orange and yellow in the background.

A good day for the Lord of the Rings musical OST. I never saw the original London production, but the 2023 revival at the Watermill Theatre was an utter delight. I wished there were a cast recording, I love the trad-folk rearrangements of the songs for a smaller ensemble.

Frodo and Sam as portrayed by Louis Maskell and Nuwan Hugh Perera in The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale. It is the "Epilogue (Farewells)" scene. Frodo is looking at Sam with a sad, but very fond look in his eyes. Sam's back is towards the camera; he's looking at Frodo and carrying the Red Book, a huge bag over his shoulder. They are outside in the Watermill Gardens: trees and hedges can be seen behind them.

The "Lament for Moria" scene. Gimli as portrayed by Folarin Akinmade is in the centre, the spotlight on him as he sings a song of his fallen ancestors. The other members of the Fellowship are around him, some huddled on the floor, some accompanying Gimli on their instruments. Gandalf (Peter Marinker) can be seen prominently. He's half-sitting and leaning on his staff, looking pensively into the distance.

The "Lothlórien" scene. Galadriel (Georgia Louise) is descending on a platform, surrounded by a vaguely flower-shaped circle of gold. The Elves of Lothlórien and the Fellowship are greeting and praising her, stretching their arms out to her. Golden freckles of light dust the scene.

Sam (Nuwan Hugh Perera) and Rosie (Charlotte Grayson) reunite. They are smiling brightly at each other; Sam is clutching Rosie's face gently, who is in turn holding onto Sam's wrists. Behind them are Pippin (Amelia Gabriel), Merry (Geraint Downing) and Frodo (Louis Maskell), their arms around each other and smiling at Sam & Rosie.

Two years ago, the first preview of The Lord of the Rings took place @watermilltheatre.bsky.social, more than 15 years after the London production closed. It marked a new era in the musical's life, and now it's touring the world!
These four pictures show what makes this adaptation so special to me:

If you enjoy Dragonlance and music (mind it's mostly A Capella)

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Review: Lord of the Rings A Musical Tale, Gold Coast • The Scoop The Lord of the Rings – A Musical Tale has touched down at HOTA on the Gold Coast, marking the final Australian stop of its national tour.

Our review of The Lord of the Rings - A Musical Tale,on now for a limited season at HOTA on the Gold Coast:
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Post by @emeraldskulblaka · 10 images 💬 1  🔁 53  ❤️ 89 · Tumblr's Top 50 Musicals - Results · I've posted the Top 50 Musicals over the last couple of days, and now it's time to look at all shows that have been submitted - 312 in total!…

Here are the results! Some unexpected candidates ranked very high, and I'm extremely happy that many Tolkien adaptations made it onto the list.
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Here's another masterpost: the Tolkien Fandom Event Calendar 2025!
It's lovely to see the variety in topics, and how actively the Tolkien fandom encourages creativity. There are no fewer than six (!) events running right now.
Check it out!
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