Look, I know there are bigger problems going on - I have bigger problems going on - than whether the Lord of the Rings Musical comes to Plymouth or not, but it was still like taking a Morgul blade to the chest when my editor told me the show wouldn't be coming to Plymouth after all.

Anyone who knows anything about me will tell you that I love Lord of the Rings. What they won't tell you is that I'm actually obsessed with the books/films/soundtrack/games/insert-media-here and that I have been since I was a teenager.

I am also privileged enough to review the odd musical here and there for PlymouthLive, so you can imagine my reaction when I heard a Lord of the Rings musical was coming to the city.

I was so intrigued; how could the 500,000 word series fit into a two hour long show? What woul

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