legolas, as portrayed by yazdan qafouri in the watermill theatre's revival of the LOTR musical from last summer.

still obsessed with it, and very much enamoured with this south asian inspired look for legolas in his red kurta and sash. love love love it.

[commissions open!] 🧝‍♂️🏹🍃

Today I'm thinking about how playing Frodo Baggins is a thankless job in much the same way Frodo actually carrying the Ring was.

Like, when people talk about performances in LOTR adaptations, they talk about Sam, they talk about Gollum, they talk about Gandalf and Galadriel. All these characters that have iconic lines and big flashy moments of greatness or bravery or twistedness that let the actor show off. Frodo doesn't have any of those. What Frodo does have is the arguably harder job of making something external that is almost entirely internal, and, in most adaptations, having the most to do, just from a time-on-stage/screen/microphone perspective. But this never seems to get acknowledged and that's always kinda weird/interesting to me. I suppose people just respond to the big heroic/heartwarming/menacing moments, and not so much to littler moments of the same kinds. In the musical, in one of the dialogue breaks in "Now And For Always", Frodo says to Sam "It's not me they'll remember, you know". And that's funny because even if Sam tries to fight that in-universe with the finishing of The Red Book, it consistently ends up being true in a meta sense.

Anyway I suppose what I'm saying is appreciate Christopher Guard, Sir Ian Holm, Elijah Wood, James Loye, James Byng, and Louis Maskell or die by my blade.

The Lord of the Rings is back this summer!

The WhatsOnStage Award-winning production of The Lord of the Rings is set to make its US debut this summer. Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s artistic director Edward Hall and executive director Kimberly Motes confirmed the news today that the Watermill Theatre’s new staging will debut at The Yard, running from 19 July to 1 September 2024. The American production will be directed by Paul Hart, who created and helmed the piece here in the UK in 2023.

More information on the theatre's page.

louis maskell as frodo baggins & nuwan hugh perera as samwise gamgee in the lord of the rings: a musical tale.

Wishing many happy returns of the day (JRRT's birthday, that is) to my Lord Of The Rings Musical Exchange giftee, @perplexingly!

From one Gollum Enjoyer to another, it's one of my favorite parts of the score under the magnifying glass. Also featuring Matthew Bugg's muscles, creeping & crawling, and ~Expressive Hand Lettering~

And now, for Movie Musical Moment Monday: The boys reunited in Rivendell! Inspired by the image under the cut, a blessed still from the Watermill production of the LotR musical.

Not SamFro!

@nowandforalways thanks for the brainrot Mary 💜

Hot girl summer is over it's officially hobbit girl autumn!!

(saw this post with Film!Rosie and Musical!Rosie deserves her own post ☺️)

✨gaze on me, lady of gold✨

(acrylics on canvas, 2024)

IT IS FINISHED! I've been working on this painting since January, and it has been a certified struggle, but also SUCH a fun time! I haven't painted anything with acrylics in years and years, and nothing this ambitious in even longer. I'm unbelievably proud of how well this came out and I really hope y'all like it too! 🙏

Anyway, in this household we love and adore Georgia Louise and her portrayal of Galadriel in The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale. I was so unbelievably lucky to see her perform this role live, and it was a performance I'll never forget 💖 A genuine elven queen! I really hope we get to see her in the role again someday! 🤞

This painting is based on the stunning promotional picture captured by the supremely talented Pamela Raith! 💖

[ID: An acrylic painting of Georgia Louise as Galadriel. She's wearing a golden jumpsuit with golden fabric draped around her torso and standing with her arms outstretched. There is a circle of golden light around her, against a black background.]

Some sketchbook LOTR drawings.

First one is a more autumnal version of Galadriel, loosely inspired by the actress who played her in the Watermill Theatre production of LOTR Musical when we went to see it this October.

Second one is my version of Tom Bombadil and Goldberry. Inserting slavic vibes wherever I can. (Idk why but I always imagined Bombadil to be kinda short.)

i get to post this art by @eelfleece !!! four hobbits in a wood...

for @samwisestouthearted - happy lotr musical gift exchange! 💕

OH MY GOD THEY'RE REVIVING THE 2006 LOTR MUSICAL???

gimli, as portrayed by folarin akinmade in the watermill theatre's revival of the LOTR musical from last summer.

for @the-daughter-of-a-wolf - thank you! this is a partner piece to legolas. fun fact for those who didn't get to see this production: the designs on gimli's jacket reflect those on the gates to moria.

[commissions open!] 🪓💎⛰️

Finished my Halloween costume! Or should I say, my Hobbit-ween costume (I'll see myself out :P )

(i don't know how to pose in pictures and i will not be judged for that :P )

Newly released pictures of the Hobbits from The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale 🌻

📸 Pamela Raith, published by Anjali Mehra

"you have so much to enjoy, and be, and do."

"i thought we'd do it together."

the lord of the rings: a musical tale at the watermill theatre, 2023.

bonus:

just beyond the far horizon...

Watermill Theatre 3.10.23