Remember last year when I saw The Lord of the Rings musical in London, and I panned it to high heaven?

Well, I saw it again last night (against my better judgement) and lo and behold, to my surprise, it was actually really good. They've cleaned up much of the dialogue and changed a few bits here and there, the songs are better and some of the actors have been replaced. It seemed to flow much better and the whole thing just felt a lot more like The Lord of the Rings.

Overall, I'd give it a strong 7/10. Well worth seeing.

Of course, the show shuts down in just another few months, so if you were undecided about going to see it, get on down there before you've lost your chance forever. It is worth seeing, especially if you're a Tolkien fan.

It's just a shame it's taken them almost a year to sort the show out as word of mouth has all but been the ruin of this West End musical.