The Hobbit play by Greg Banks based on the novel by JRR Tolkien

The Hobbit

by Greg Banks
Based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien
With music by Thomas Johnson

Our unlikely hero, Bilbo Baggins, would much rather be sitting in his cozy Hobbit Hole with a cup of tea and a plate of bacon and eggs. However, he somehow finds himself on a magically mystical adventure. Staged with speed and surprises, you’ll be delighted as things change before your very eyes. Discover what happens as Bilbo travels on an epic journey over freezing mountains and a frightening forest, meeting all sorts of fierce creatures—some who want to eat him, others who turn into dear friends.

Regular price $12.00

Quick Details

  • Type: Play with Music
  • Length: 2 Hours
  • Availability: Only available for Professional Productions
  • Cast Size: 5 actors play all roles

Full Details

Roles:

  • Bilbo
  • Gandalf/Bombur/Troll 4/Gollum/Eagle 4/Elven Queen
  • Dwalin/Thorin/Goblin 1/Wolf 1 Eagle
  • Kili/Troll 2/Goblin 2/Wolf 2/Eagle 2/Smaug
  • Balin/Troll 3/Elf 3/Goblin 3/Wolf 3/Eagle 3

This title is available for performance with or without music.
The following resources are included in each performance license:
  • Permission to photocopy the PDF script for your production so there is no additional cost for these assets.

Please note: This title requires additional permission from underlying rights holders. Please allow additional time for performance license applications.

The following resources may be added to you license for an additional fee:
  • Orchestrations of music by Tom Johnson which was written for 2 musicians playing primarily piano, saxophone, accordion, and clarinet with accents of
    snare drum, marimba, floor tom, timpani drum, concert bass drum, and kick drum.
  • Production quality audio tracks which include 53 audio files for accompaniment and sound cues.




Greg Banks

Greg Banks' work as an actor, writer and director has taken him all over the world from Singapore to Seattle via  the Arctic Circle. Greg's plays include Tir Na N'og (Travelling Light/West End, Broadway, Touring Winner of Samuel Beckett Award/TMA nominee for best play for young people 1998), Why The Whales Came (Plymouth Theatre Royal/ Theatre Alibi/West End) Dorian Grey (American Drama Group/International touring) Too  Many Cooks (Travelling Light) Huck Finn, Pinocchio, Robin Hood, Antigone (Minneapolis Children's Theatre) Me and My Shadow (Theatre Alibi) Snow Queen (Norden farm) Arabian Nights, Hansel\n and Gretel, Keep on Moving, (Fair Game Theatre.) He has directed for many companies including The Bristol Old Vic (Endgame), The Unicorn Children's Theatre London (The Wizard of Oz), Minneapolis Children's Theatre (Romeo and Juliet. Winner of the 2009 Ivey award for Direction and voted best play of 2009 by Twin Cities.com, Antigone, Huck Finn, Pinocchio, Robin Hood) Vedogon Theatre, Moscow (Comedy Of Errors) American Drama Group (The Great Gatsby.) The Birmingham Stage Company (Kensukes Kingdom; nominated for a 2006 T.M.A. award, Treasure Island, Why The Whales Came),Polka Children's Theatre, (Just So by Jamila Gavin) New Perspectives, Travelling Light (Stones, Tir Na N'og, Too Many Cooks), M6 Theatre Company (Forever, Peacemaker, Trouble)1157 Performance Company, Seattle Children's Theatre and The New York State Theatre (Tempest, King of Shadows by Adrian Mitchell).

Learn more about Greg at www.gregbankstheatredirector.co.uk

 


Originally commissioned and produced at Children's Theatre Company in 2019

Preview the Show

The Hobbit at Theatre of Youth

Reviews

Banks has brought J.R.R. Tolkien’s elaborate world of warring hobbits and trolls and dwarves to the stage with imaginative flair

- Star Tribune

Conjures adventure and exhilaration galore, enough to last an entire evening and long after the actors leave the stage.

- Broadway World