The Mark and Craig show, part two...

[fajrdrako]

On the second day of the "Gathering of the Fellowship" Tolkien convention in Toronto, Mark Ferguson (Gil-Galad) and Craig Parker (Haldir) did a reading. Kids got to sit at the front by the stage. The reading was from The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. They read the famous chapter "Riddles in the Dark" - the chapter that introduces Gollum.

They took turns reading narrative. Mark read Bilbo's parts. Craig read Gollum - and very well, too.

It was wonderful. They brought out the best in Tolkien's prose and they interacted nicely with the children, at times making them guess at riddles or comment on what was happening.

At the end, Craig said he hadn't realized how long the chapter was. I was wishing they'd read the whole book.