About The Hobbit™
Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel are among a very select group of artists who have been given official rights to perform an adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic, The Hobbit™. The recent success of Peter Jackson’s films of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and the scheduled 2011 release of the first of Jackson’s two-film adaptation of The Hobbit™, has made the property very closely held. This production uses magic, puppetry, live acting and music to create an intimate, magical world as transformative as any motion picture.
Set in a time “Between the Dawn of Færie and the Dominion of Men”, The Hobbit™ follows the quest of home-loving Bilbo Baggins to win a share of the treasure guarded by the dragon, Smaug. It was published on September 21, 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tribune for best juvenile fiction. The book remains popular and is recognised as a classic children’s book. Bilbo’s journey takes him from light-hearted, rural surroundings into darker, deeper territory. The story is told in the form of an episodic quest, and most chapters introduce a specific creature, or type of creature, of Tolkien’s Wilderland. By accepting the disreputable, romantic, fey and adventurous side of his nature (the “Tookish” side) and applying his wits and common sense, Bilbo develops a new level of maturity, competence and wisdom. The final chapters deal with the climactic Battle of Five Armies, where many of the characters and creatures from earlier chapters re-emerge to engage in conflict. Critics have cited Tolkien’s own experiences and the themes of other writers who fought in World War I, along with the author’s professional knowledge of Anglo-Saxon literature and personal interest in fairy tales, as the chief influences.
About Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel
The Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel was founded in 1997 by the puppeteer Michael Vogel, a graduate of Department for Puppetry Stuttgart, and the musician Charlotte Wilde as a professional freelance touring company based in Stuttgart, Germany. In 2003, they became co-founders of Lindenfels Westflügel Leipzig, organizers of cultural events in Leipzig, and artistic directors of “SommerSpielPlan 2006.”
They’ve performed in more than 30 countries in Europe, America and Asia. They have toured throughout Germany for the Goethe Insitute and appeared in multiple festivals in Germany, including the International Puppet Theatre Festival Erlangen, FIDENA Bochum, UNIMA World Festival 2000 Magdeburg and the unidram Festival in Potsdam. Puppets, Music and Direction for other theatres
includes Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, Landesbühne Esslingen, Nørregaards Teater Ebeltoft (DK), Puppentheater der Stadt Halle, Puppentheater Waidspeicher Erfurt, Staatsoper Stuttgart and Theater der jungen Welt bagage in Leipzig.
They have participated in cooperations with, amongst others, Akademia Teatralna Białystok / Warsaw, Kompania Doomsday Białystok, FIDENA Bochum, Puppentheater der Stadt Halle, SCHAUBUDE Berlin, Theater des Lachens Berlin, in Stuttgart coninuous cooperation with FITZ! Zentrum für Figurentheater.
They have conducted workshops with, amongst others, Akademia Teatralna Białystok / Warsaw, Stockholms Stadsteatern, Trinity College / Hartford Connecticut, Turku Polytechnic & Arts Academy, Muhlenberg College / Allentown Pennsylvania. Michael Vogel was teacher at the Department for Puppetry Stuttgart from 1998 to 2006.
They have received over 20 awards for productions from, amongst others, the International Puppet Festival of Adult Puppet Theatre 2001 Pécs/ Hungary, International Festival Bielsko-Biala/ Poland 2002 and 2008, International Festival “Spectaculo Interesse” 2003, Ostrava, Czech Republic, Theaterpreis der Stuttgarter Zeitung 2007.
The play THE HOBBIT™ being presented in this production was adapted from the book entitled THE HOBBIT™ by J.R.R. Tolkien under a license from Tolkien Enterprises, a division of The Saul Zaentz Company, Berkeley, CA, USA, and is copyrighted 2007, The Saul Zaentz Company. The book is also under copyright. The play is being presented by permission and under license from Tolkien Enterprises. All rights are reserved.
Show Info
Center House Theatre
70 minutes
We suggest ages 7+
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Note: No “Babes In Arms” Permitted During Any Hobbit Performance
Show Times – Seattle
Day
Date
Time
Code
Tues
5/11
10:00am
H03
Tues
5/11
1:00pm
H08
Wed
5/12
10:00am
H11
Wed
5/12
1:00pm
H16
Thur
5/13
11:30am
H21
Thur
5/13
7:30pm
Fri
5/14
10:00am
H27
Fri
5/14
1:00pm
H34
Fri
5/14
7:30pm
Sat
5/15
3:00pm
Sat
5/15
7:30pm
School/Org Tickets
Type
Price
School/Org.
$9.00
Subsidized
$4.50
Schools/Groups: this show can be part of a package rate. Order now!
2010 Performers
The Hobbit™
Germany
About The Hobbit™
Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel are among a very select group of artists who have been given official rights to perform an adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic, The Hobbit™. The recent success of Peter Jackson’s films of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and the scheduled 2011 release of the first of Jackson’s two-film adaptation of The Hobbit™, has made the property very closely held. This production uses magic, puppetry, live acting and music to create an intimate, magical world as transformative as any motion picture.
Set in a time “Between the Dawn of Færie and the Dominion of Men”, The Hobbit™ follows the quest of home-loving Bilbo Baggins to win a share of the treasure guarded by the dragon, Smaug. It was published on September 21, 1937 to wide critical acclaim, being nominated for the Carnegie Medal and awarded a prize from the New York Herald Tribune for best juvenile fiction. The book remains popular and is recognised as a classic children’s book. Bilbo’s journey takes him from light-hearted, rural surroundings into darker, deeper territory. The story is told in the form of an episodic quest, and most chapters introduce a specific creature, or type of creature, of Tolkien’s Wilderland. By accepting the disreputable, romantic, fey and adventurous side of his nature (the “Tookish” side) and applying his wits and common sense, Bilbo develops a new level of maturity, competence and wisdom. The final chapters deal with the climactic Battle of Five Armies, where many of the characters and creatures from earlier chapters re-emerge to engage in conflict. Critics have cited Tolkien’s own experiences and the themes of other writers who fought in World War I, along with the author’s professional knowledge of Anglo-Saxon literature and personal interest in fairy tales, as the chief influences.
About Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel
The Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel was founded in 1997 by the puppeteer Michael Vogel, a graduate of Department for Puppetry Stuttgart, and the musician Charlotte Wilde as a professional freelance touring company based in Stuttgart, Germany. In 2003, they became co-founders of Lindenfels Westflügel Leipzig, organizers of cultural events in Leipzig, and artistic directors of “SommerSpielPlan 2006.”
They’ve performed in more than 30 countries in Europe, America and Asia. They have toured throughout Germany for the Goethe Insitute and appeared in multiple festivals in Germany, including the International Puppet Theatre Festival Erlangen, FIDENA Bochum, UNIMA World Festival 2000 Magdeburg and the unidram Festival in Potsdam. Puppets, Music and Direction for other theatres
includes Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe, Landesbühne Esslingen, Nørregaards Teater Ebeltoft (DK), Puppentheater der Stadt Halle, Puppentheater Waidspeicher Erfurt, Staatsoper Stuttgart and Theater der jungen Welt bagage in Leipzig.
They have participated in cooperations with, amongst others, Akademia Teatralna Białystok / Warsaw, Kompania Doomsday Białystok, FIDENA Bochum, Puppentheater der Stadt Halle, SCHAUBUDE Berlin, Theater des Lachens Berlin, in Stuttgart coninuous cooperation with FITZ! Zentrum für Figurentheater.
They have conducted workshops with, amongst others, Akademia Teatralna Białystok / Warsaw, Stockholms Stadsteatern, Trinity College / Hartford Connecticut, Turku Polytechnic & Arts Academy, Muhlenberg College / Allentown Pennsylvania. Michael Vogel was teacher at the Department for Puppetry Stuttgart from 1998 to 2006.
They have received over 20 awards for productions from, amongst others, the International Puppet Festival of Adult Puppet Theatre 2001 Pécs/ Hungary, International Festival Bielsko-Biala/ Poland 2002 and 2008, International Festival “Spectaculo Interesse” 2003, Ostrava, Czech Republic, Theaterpreis der Stuttgarter Zeitung 2007.
The play THE HOBBIT™ being presented in this production was adapted from the book entitled THE HOBBIT™ by J.R.R. Tolkien under a license from Tolkien Enterprises, a division of The Saul Zaentz Company, Berkeley, CA, USA, and is copyrighted 2007, The Saul Zaentz Company. The book is also under copyright. The play is being presented by permission and under license from Tolkien Enterprises. All rights are reserved.