'The Hobbit' is J.R.R. Tolkein's world-famous tale of Bilbo Baggins, who positively loathed adventures but one day found himself embroiled in the greatest adventure in the whole history of Middle Earth. This is the gripping story of how a small and very frightened Hobbit became a hero. How he battled against goblins, befriended elves and out-riddled the most cunning and murderous dragon, Smaug the Terrible and made a deadly enemy of Golum by stealing his precious ring. <a href="http://www.vfpltd.com/">Web Site</a>. Magic Consultant - Ali Bongo. Please Note - Children under the age of 9 may find some scenes disturbing.| 13 Nov 01 to 17 Nov 01 | Grand Theatre and Opera House Leeds West Yorkshire |
| 6 Nov 01 to 10 Nov 01 | Kings Theatre Portsmouth Southsea Hampshire |
| 12 Jun 01 to 16 Jun 01 | Palace Theatre Manchester Greater Manchester |
| 4 Jun 01 to 9 Jun 01 | Wycombe Swan High Wycombe Buckinghamshire |
| 30 May 01 to 3 Jun 01 | Blackpool Grand Theatre Blackpool Lancashire |
| 15 May 01 to 19 May 01 | Devonshire Park Theatre Eastbourne East Sussex |
| 16 Apr 01 to 21 Apr 01 | Theatre Royal Plymouth Plymouth Devon |
| 10 Apr 01 to 14 Apr 01 | Liverpool Empire Theatre Liverpool Merseyside |
| 3 Apr 01 to 7 Apr 01 | New Theatre Oxford Oxfordshire |
| 26 Mar 01 to 31 Mar 01 | Royal & Derngate Northampton Northamptonshire |
| 19 Mar 01 to 24 Mar 01 | Theatre Royal Norwich Norfolk |
| 6 Mar 01 to 10 Mar 01 | New Theatre Cardiff Glamorgan |
| 19 Feb 01 to 24 Feb 01 | Cork Opera House Cork Ireland |
| 12 Feb 01 to 17 Feb 01 | Grand Opera House Belfast Belfast |
