‘The Hobbit’ review: Dobama Theatre production sparks audience’s imagination

Playing though Jan. 4, Greg Banks' adaptation keeps Tolkien's adventure moving with creative staging and an eight-member cast ...
Buffalo Rising

THE HOBBIT at Theatre of Youth: An Action-Packed Adventure Brings Tolkien to Life with Live Action

THE BASICS: THE HOBBIT, a play by Greg Banks, based on the classic novel by J.R.R. Tolkien, directed by Chris Kelly, starring Glen Chitty, Anna Krempholtz, Thomas Evans, Preston Williams, and Lily ...
Cleveland Scene

Dobama’s ‘The Hobbit’ is a Child-Friendly Romp Through Middle-Earth

Tolkien’s universe has gained such cultural notoriety and is so beloved by so many that it can be easy to forget that “The ...

Dobama Theatre’s ambitious ‘The Hobbit’ brings Tolkien’s epic tale to an intimate stage

Staging “The Hobbit” is a tall order for any theater. Goblins, dwarves, wizards and a dragon don’t exactly fit neatly inside a 139-seat black box. But that challenge is what excites director Erin E.