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One-man LOTR and Star Wars in UK tour

One Man Lord of the Rings and One Man Star Wars Trilogy will embark on a UK tour following a successful season at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The tour will begin in High Wycombe on 26th September and finish in Radlett on 17th October.

The shows are written and performed by Canadian actor Charles Ross, who was given permission to perform them when he presented the shows to the owners of the franchises. Lucasfilm went as far as inviting him to perform his One Man Star Wars Trilogy at official Star Wars conventions.

In One Man Lord of the Rings, Ross recreates the enchanting world of Middle-Earth with nothing more than elbow pads and his outrageous imagination, and takes his audience on a journey through the trilogy: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, and Return of the King in 3,600 seconds of unbelievable kinetic entertainment.

Much of Charles Ross’s childhood was spent in a galaxy far, far away, watching Star Wars videos over – and over – and over again. The result of this misspent youth is his hilarious One Man Star Wars Trilogy, where he recreates the 1977-82 films and single-handedly plays all the characters, sings the music, flies the ships, fights the battles and condenses the plots into just sixty minutes.

Charles Ross has been touring One Man Star Wars Trilogy since 2002. There have been over 1,200 performances in more than 230 cities across four continents. From New York to London, from Dubai’s resorts to the Glastonbury Music Festival, with stops in the USA, UK, United Arab Emirates, Australia, Ireland, Singapore and New Zealand, the show has spread far and wide. After a brief outing in 2004, Ross was eventually granted official permission to perform One Man Lord of the Rings in 2009, since when he has toured this as extensively as its older sibling.

One Man Lord of the Rings and One Man Star Wars Trilogy are written and created by Charles Ross and directed by TJ Dawe, with lighting design by Mike Schaldmose. The UK tour is presented by Nick Brooke Limited.

See www.onemanstarwars.com and www.onemanlotr.com for more details.

Follow on Twitter: @OneManStarWars / @onemanlotr

26 September Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe 7:30pm 01494 512 000
27 September Mumford Theatre, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge (SW) 7:30pm 0845 196 2320
29 September G Live, Guildford 7:30pm 0844 7701 797
30 September Leicester Square Theatre, London 8:45pm 08448 733433
1 October Palace Theatre, Westcliff-on-Sea 8.00pm 01702 351135
2 October Camberley Theatre 8.00pm 01276 707600
4 October Tyne Theatre, Newcastle 7:30pm 0844 493 9999
5 October Leicester Square Theatre, London (SW) 7.00pm 08448 733433
6 October Leicester Curve 7:45pm 0116 242 3595
8 October Civic Theatre, Darlington 7:30pm 01325 486555
9 October Opera House, Buxton 7.30pm 0845 127 2190
10 October Playhouse, Norwich 7:30pm 01603 598598
11 October Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke 7:30pm 01256 844244
13 October Playhouse, Whitley Bay (SW) 7:30pm 0844 248 1588
14 October Concert Hall, Reading 7:30pm 0118 960 6060
15 October Mumford Theatre, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge 7:30pm 0845 196 2320
16 October Churchill Theatre, Bromley 7:45pm 0844 871 7620
17 October The Radlett Centre, Radlett 8.00pm 01923 859291

Greg Jameson
Greg Jameson
Book editor, with an interest in cult TV.

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