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Ugh America.

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I always feel as though I am super annoying when attempting to tell new Dragonlance fans reading order but there's over 100 books and I want to make it less confusing for people. Especially new fans from the musical. Is anyone interested in this.Because it's typed but I don't want to annoy anyone.

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Tolkien Stage Adaptations - Performance Calendar

~ January 2025 ~

Taru sormusten herrasta (play; Tampere, Finland)

2-4, 7-11

The Lord of the Rims (panto; London, UK)

3

Финрод (rock opera; Russia)

7 (Perm; cancelled)

9 (Yekaterinburg)

The Lord of the Rings (musical tale; Sydney, Australia)

7-31

except Mondays and Australia Day (26)

7-10: previews

11: opening night

cancelled: 15 matinee

Der Hobbit (puppetry play; Stuttgart, Germany)

10-12

The Hobbit (play; Fairview, OR, USA)

16-18

adaptation by Edward Mast

Zrada! Smrt! Láska! (musical; Prague, Czechia)

18

part of TolkienCon

Morgothův soud (staged reading; Prague, Czechia)

19

part of TolkienCon

Honourable mentions:

16-21: online stream of A Tale of Fellowship (musical concert), recorded in October 2023

22-25, 28-31: Lewis and Tolkien (play) in Seattle, WA, USA

Performance dates and times are subject to change; please check the original post for up-to-date information.

For a general overview of Tolkien stage adaptations, see this post.

Image sources: 1 2 3

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I always feel as though I am super annoying when attempting to tell new Dragonlance fans reading order but there's over 100 books and I want to make it less confusing for people. Especially new fans from the musical. Is anyone interested in this.Because it's typed but I don't want to annoy anyone.

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Ugh a few of the theaters are there but not formatted right. Anyways wanted to include this blurb.

(While broadcasts may be available, due to sanctions unless they use boosty* it is a problem. Most places offering broadcasts for outside the country double the price, also most involve being able to contact the theater through email or VK, so I do not encourage you to attempt to purchase unless you have before from these theaters without errors. Most perfomances get a few nice youtube videos out of it so no need to feel overly left out. As far as I can see, they still don't make money from youtube due to sanctions so..... it's a good way to watch them on youtube because youtube. )

Even Boosty is a problem. Alternative finale does not include Dalamar nor Par-Salian. (This is actually hysterical to write as if they don't include a bonus side item or something).

Dragonlance Musical/Последнее Испытание

Eterius Concert: 10th of January (Broadcast upload on the 20th) (Ekaterinburg) April 13th (Novgorod) (Fantasy concert that includes PI songs: February 26)

NeoPi/NEW Pi Rock Opera Fantasy musical ROCK PARABLE 17 January January 18th (Two performances) All of those in Moscow. April 8th Saint Petersburg

Portal February 14th (Concert) St Petersburg.

Skazi March 29

Dnd Version

Alternate Final (non-Dnd version)* May 30th Dnd Version. (They've started selling broadcasts or have the links already)

Gorizont

TBA (Tula)

Videos are often available there's other ways to support the arts/artists and theaters if wanted.

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Dragonlance Musical/Последнее Испытание

Eterius Concert: 10th of January (Broadcast upload on the 20th) (Ekaterinburg) April 13th (Novgorod) (Fantasy concert that includes PI songs: February 26)

NeoPi/NEW Pi Rock Opera Fantasy musical ROCK PARABLE 17 January January 18th (Two performances) All of those in Moscow. April 8th Saint Petersburg

Portal February 14th (Concert) St Petersburg.

Skazi March 29

Dnd Version

Alternate Final (non-Dnd version)* May 30th Dnd Version. (They've started selling broadcasts or have the links already)

Gorizont

TBA (Tula)

Videos are often available there's other ways to support the arts/artists and theaters if wanted.

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Thinking about Nikita Koledin as Lúthien again today. What a pity that there's so little footage out there.

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Apologies for the spam, that's the entire first act of Icarus translated into English. It's a REALLY old translation and was previously on AO3

(Yeah I know shut up about the AO3 being deleted already) Eh, it took years to get permission to translate this after that so yeah. Also the writer Natalia is incredibly nice. Author: Наталия Макуни

Enjoy.

It's not remotely perfect but it's something. I was doing slow release and honestly might as well just post the whole first act translation.

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English Translation

PUSH OFF AND FLY Outcast territory.

MUSE: Who's here? Icarus? What for? ICARUS: I came to fulfill a dream MUSE: Yours? ICARUS: Yours. Brought you a flight.

MUSE (doubtfully): A dream? Flying two meters? ICARUS: No. Up to the stars.

PUSH OFF AND FLY

ICARUS: Push off and fly! Tell me why is it so hard Is it that hard to take the first step?

MUSE:

Push off - and fly!

After all, everything in this world is possible,

If your soul is looking for flight.

MUSE:

Push back and fly

Follow me!

ICARUS:

A tethered steel of attraction* ( * Note: this is the one line that has me utterly stumped. Actual translation is “ attraction steel cable”. He could be just saying what the wings are made of. Like it’s just— it’s just the attraction then the wings are made by attraction and steel and cable. But I don’t know!)

ICARUS AND MUSE: Breaks with a string …

IKAR: Push off -

MUSE: And fly…

CHORUS: ICARUS and MUSE: Two echoes in the sky - racing! Two hearts to the light - like moths! Opening towards each other Two light wings We are freer than the wind Flying under cover of sleep… Push off and fly!

Push off and we'll rise above Breaking the skies secret barricade! We hear nothing in the world Except our voices …

ICARUS: Push off and fly!

MUSE: Catch me, hold me…..

CHORUS: ICARUS AND MUSE: Two echoes in the sky - racing! Two hearts to the light - like moths! Opening towards each other Two light wings Closer and closer to the sun Don't be afraid to burn down….. Push off and fly!

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English Translation

DOUBT Icarus' apartment. Doorbell,

BRUTUS: Hello! LIA: Ah, it's you… Hello. Come through… BRUTUS: Well, yes, it's me! Icarus asked me to accompany you to the reception… I'm happy to! LIA: Thank you. You're a good friend…

BRUTUS: Why didn't he go himself? What, have you had a fight? LIA: Why? That's what I'd like to know!

DOUBT

LIA: What happened? I do not understand, I don't recognize him! I'm not naive, I'm defending my Love.

BRUTUS: Our projects suddenly come to a standstill, He doesn't let me in on the details He's making something by himself! What is Icarus doing?

CHORUS: BRUTUS AND LIA: He has changed so much, He became different! Do you hear, it’s cracking at the seams Our ideal world?

He has changed so much, He became different Either enthusiastic, then unsociable, He goes out alone at night…

LIA: And I I'm waiting for his return And I'm preparing words of forgiveness And plans for vengeance.

BRUTUS: And I'm waiting for his explanation, To get rid of worries and doubts …

BRUTUS AND LIA: So I'm waiting…

LIA: He changed in an instant It's like he forgot me! Melting my patience drop by drop My love.* (* Note: I think most of this is a jumbled translation, my apologies I made it as coherent as I could)

BRUTUS: He didn’t know what he was getting himself into! I mean, who hasn’t been wrong in this life? You’ve* chosen the wrong path! (*He’s) We have to get him back!

CHORUS: BRUTUS AND LIA: Let him change He became different Can you save Our ideal world!

BRUTUS: Come to reason…

LIA: Forgive…

BRUTUS: A few words to sober up …

BRUTUS AND LIA: How does he live without us? And how will we live without him?

BRUTUS (spoken): Don't worry, everything will be fine! I'll call him now. Let's make an appointment, let's talk together…

VOICE FROM PHONE: The subscriber is temporarily unavailable. Call back later.

LIA: How to save…

BRUTUS: Support…

LIA: Press again to the heart …

BRUTUS: A firm handshake… Come to reason…

LIA: Forgive…

BRUTUS: To sober up with a few words …

BRUTUS AND LIA: How does he live without us? And how can we live without him, without him, without him?

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English Translation

SUSPENSION* (* Note: PREMONITION is the actual meaning I think?) Polis. Icarus is walking down the street.

FAN: Girls, it's Icarus! FAN: Really?! Oh let's catch up! ADMIRER(Fan):Icarus, wait!

Girls surround Icarus.

ICARUS: Yes, what do you want?

FAN: You are my idol! ADMIRER(Fan):Thank you so much! FAN: Can I get an autograph?

Icarus gives an autograph.

FANS: Ah!!! Thank you!!

ADMIRER(Fan) (shows wings): Look, they look gorgeous!

ICARUS: Yes, it suits you. .. Can I ask you one question?

ALL GIRLS: You can, you can, you can!!!

ICARUS:But just answer me seriously.

ADMIRER(Fan): Question?.. (flirty)

ICARUS: Are you happy?

FAN: Yes! So happy!

ADMIRER(Fan):Bottomless, infinite! So happy that it's even indecent! FAN: And I! And I! are now the happiest of all! Today we will drink to your success! And we invite you to the party! ICARUS: Thank you! No, not this time! ALL GIRLS: Make up your mind! Don't be stubborn!

ICARUS:I'm sorry! I'm in a hurry!

ALL GIRLS (offended): Well… What a pity!

Icarus' phone is ringing.

LIA (on the phone): Icarus, where are you going?

After all, we are going to the reception today!

ICARUS:Reception… Oh, exactly… You see,

I'm very busy, I don't have to participate in it…

LIA (on the phone): But I'm ready!

ICARUS:Well, I'm sorry!

LIA (on the phone): I don't want to go there alone!

ICARUS: I'll miss just one reception!

LIA (on the phone): I'll forgive you for the last time! Because you are completely out of hand!* (*control?) ICARUS: See you! A friend is taking you!

Icarus was left alone. ICARUS: Everything is somehow small. Fussily. Down to earth. Not happiness, but sheer tinsel … The stars are another matter, they are so calm … So here they are never seen. And Muse… And Muse sings to them… Funny Muse. Yes, let yourself be sad, something for you …

Presentiment(Premonition)

ICARUS:

What do they know,

What have we forgotten?

They freeze in the middle of winter,

They live in the darkness -

And yet they can dream!

Dreaming…

What is this girl looking for?

Among the yellowed pages,

In the flight of free birds,

In the wave of black eyelashes?

The one who wants to fly…

Fly…

Fly…

CHORUS: I can't close my eyes,

It's like someone whispers: "Look!

Happiness is now,

Happiness is inside!"

What overflows,

I can't give a name yet,

But I really want to,

I really want to

Share it

It's with others!

All I want…

Everything I want!

Only up,

Only up,

Only up,

Only, only, only, only up…

ICARUS: Just one flight… No one will ever know!

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English Translation

ABOUT STARS AND PEOPLE

ICARUS: Your father, I see, a hunter for arguements… MUSE: I'm just like him. ICARUS: But you are so silent. MUSE: Sometimes words just shake the air. And you don't need things to be happy.

ICARUS: And… what do you need? MUSE: Silence. And the stars. ICARUS: Stars? But why? MUSE: Take a look for yourself.

ABOUT STARS AND PEOPLE

MUSE:

Our sky used to be once open to all,

Outlined by the movement of their wings,

But their footsteps have long grown cold…..

The stars are quietly waiting,

So that someone can open them again.

Beyond, Flickering to the beat The stars see our every step.

Everyone has their own character -

There's the quiet ones,

And here's a mischievous swarm,

It's so easy for me with them here…

The stars are quietly waiting

And they beckon to follow them!

Beyond the border* (From beyond is more literal?)

No pain and fear…

I know that it's up to the stars

I can't get to the stars

CHORUS:

This is the sky

Breathe in to the fullest!

The stars are so close,

They're like people,

Let them look a little different -

They laugh too!

They cry too!

Reach for them with arms wide open!

Stars, I know,

Are bored of being apart-

There, in other worlds…

Do it, do it, do it, do it!

My dreams are so funny There are no roads to miracles, And you know all this. But at least once - real flight Above the abyss of earthly commotion…*( vanity is the literal)

ICARUS: Are you sad?

MUSE: A bit. It’s nothing.

ICARUS: Did I upset you? These Wings…

MUSE: They won't reach the stars. Perhaps yes. . But I understand everything. Safety.

Laws. Rules. Bracelets. Domes…

ICARUS: Under the Dome, you can't really see the stars. MUSE: That's what it's about. Farewell. It's time for you to leave). (leaves) ICARUS: Wait! What's wrong with you today!..

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English Translation

WISDOM Outcast Camp. Icarus appears.

MUSE: How unexpected… You are here again? I hope you got there without incident. BARD: What is your visit for? ICARUS: So there is a reason! I did not come to you with empty hands. (Muse) Here, look! Latest model! And white - as you dreamed them … MUSE: Are you trying to tell me that I… will be able to fly?! That all my hopes are not in vain?

ICARUS: Not very high. But it's better like this - Closer to the earth is safer! But still cool feeling! BARD: How long have the restrictions been introduced? ICARUS: For how long? Yes, at least forever! BARD: Why?

ICARUS: To avoid possible risks - Falls, catastrophes, seditious thoughts. It's always better to think ahead. BARD: Definitely a reasonable approach! Only one “but” - all this is not a flight! ICARUS: Excuse me?..

WISDOM

BARD: How subtle and wise Barely noticeable - Enter under the pretense of caring Ban after ban! To be the shepherd of a noisy crowd, Raising the boundaries Where do you need to go And where not to strive! How subtle and wise How subtle and wise…

How subtle and wise very carefully - Decide for others what they can’t do in life, And what is possible! But the wind cannot be banned! Freedom has no middle You can't be a third free Or half!

Wisdom for new times Unfortunately, I don't like it! Instead of flying - an attraction, Instead of freedom - fun! Instead of freedom - fun … How subtle and wise! How subtle and wise…

ICARUS:

Unfounded condemnation!

I think the ban is logical!

This is your prejudice -

We live freely for many years!

People will learn, and it will gradually soften…

MUSE: But if you don't try, how can you learn?

ICARUS: Not everyone dreams of touching the vault of heaven!

BARD: Or maybe you just forgot what "freedom" means?

BARD AND MUSE: Happiness is possible only there Where can you be yourself Where there is the place for dreams Out of someone else's control! The wind cannot be stopped Freedom has no middle You can't be a third free Or half.

ICARUS: I ask you to answer honestly Maybe the thing is, That you all don't find a place In our developed Polis! Please, do not be shy, drive doubts away! I have means and connections I can help you…

BARD: You didn't understand anything, Icarus… I could do it all, but I didn't.

ICARUS: Perhaps there is a grain of meaning in this … I was glad to have a conversation with you - After all, truth is always a helper of dispute, But, alas, I have to go! BARD: Good afternoon! IKAR: Goodbye. MUSE: I will show you out.

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English Translation

ATLANTA* (*note: possibly Atlantis? I don’t know but Atlas makes the most sense. Because weight of the world on his shoulders)

RULER: This city is growing imperceptibly, Easily, Inevitably. He will open the arms of the highway From the Void, the new lands, that he will win back.* ( * Note: the literal translation of this made no sense. I attempted to make it make sense)

CHORUS (RULER):

My heart has long been beating along With the pulse of a steel giant, This city grows and weighs On my shoulders like Atlanta* (* Atlas) On my shoulders like Atlanta… If only I had the strength To me, If only I had the strength And talent!

TRAMP: This city is growing disgusting Parasite New lands In it’s tentacles… All that used to live In people - killed long ago, And only the dead are allowed to Enjoy paradise!

CHORUS (TRAMP): My heart is beating out of time With a steel giant's pulse! This city is growing - and I'm a stranger in it, A speck in the eyes of Atlanta,* (* Atlas) A speck in the eyes of Atlanta!* (*Atlas) how to crush him Me? If only I had the strength And talent!

TOGETHER:

This city is growing,

Covering the sky,

Light igniting

In every window!

This city is growing,

And challenges me personally!

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English Translation

BUY WINGS

TV STAR: And at the end of our show, the main news of the day! Icarus Corporation presents its latest development: personal Wings! Yes, yes, you heard right! Do you want to fly like birds? Then meet the brilliant Lia with her new advertising hit!

RAPPER: Did you buy yourself wings? Only today! Two for the price of one!

BUY WINGS

rapper: If you have not heard about it yet - Then you are behind in life!* (* you are so far behind!)

Trendy Wings Bright Color -

CHORUS: Everything you dreamed of!

GIRL:

I put them on yesterday

And I found a guy!

CAREER GUY:S

And I was promoted -

Just gorgeous!

LIA:

They took me right off of the street

To be a model!

ALL TOGETHER:

Wings are everything,

What we wanted!

LIA:

I'll solve my problems,

A more complicated theorem -

For the guy to come up to me.

RAPPER:

It'll do, it'll do, it'll do!* (*he’ll come, or it will work, any of these technically work)

LIA:

I'll be beautiful in my wings,

Modern, very cute -

Kissing a man in front of the moon!

RAPPER:

That's true! It's cool! It's cool!

LIA:

This is my chance, this is my move!

Run fast, rapid takeoff!

CHORUS: CHORUS: Buy yourself some wings At a super price! Satisfy your Passion for adventure! Buy yourself wings And I will like you! And most importantly - in them Impossible-possible fall!* (* note: I feel that this would be “ and most importantly- in them, it’s impossible to fall”)

Buy your wings! Buy your wings! In them it is impossible to fall!

Buy your wings! Buy your wings! The impossible is possible in them, Impossible is possible! Let's fly!

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English Translation

2 METERS BRUTUS: Permission to make a clarification? RULER: I have already expressed my opinion. BRUTUS: I understand your doubts, but Icarus had the wrong emphasis RULER: Well, speak up. But fast.

BRUTUS: You can contribute Just one fix - And from flights to have good interest. RULER: What do you mean? BRUTUS: Altitude.

2 METERS

BRUTUS:

A drop of freedom

It won't hurt,

If you give it away on credit,

But, of course - of course! -

Not everyone. * (* but not in succession, note: this was hard to decide which)

people to wings Already grown up So let them fly So let them fly…

RULER: Fly?

BRUTUS: Not far from the ground!

CHORUS: Just a meter from the ground - And no more! Let's not be so strict! Don't forget to look under your feet Meter from the ground - and no more! A meter from the ground - and no more!

A drop of freedom Some rubbish! People do not want freedom at all, The main thing for them is not to get their shoes dirty in the dust of the road!

People have already grown to wings, They only want To keep them entertained Advertising, Marketing, Sales - Take off Forward!

CHORUS: BRUTUS: Just a meter from the ground - And no more!

RULER: Just a meter!

BRUTUS: Let's not be so strict!

RULER: Well, maybe…

BRUTUS:

Don't forget to look under your feet!

RULER:

Looking under your feet is important!

BRUTUS:

A meter from the ground - and not more!

RULER:

Not more!

BRUTUS: A meter from the ground - and no more!

RULER: What if they don't feel it’s enough

BRUTUS: Well maybe we are too strict?

RULER: Let's raise the bar a little -

BRUTUS: Two meters from the ground…

RULER: And no more!

RULER AND BRUTUS: Two meters from the ground And no more!

CHORUS: BRUTUS: Two meters from the ground And no more!

RULER: Just two!

BRUTUS: Let's not be so strict!

RULER: Well, maybe…

BRUTUS: All movements under control!

RULER: Everything's under control!

RULER, BRUTUS: Two meters from the ground - and no more! Two meters from the ground - and no more! Two meters from the ground - and no more!

RULER: Well, an extremely fruitful discussion! Icarus, make corrections to the project - And you'll get your money right away! Just talk less About flight and dreams … ICARUS: I am immensely grateful to you for your support! BRUTUS: I am amazed at your progressive views…