A new musical in London’s West End is expected to be the most expensive show ever to hit London. “An £8 million musical version of ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ is to premiere in London. An adaptation of Tolkien’s trilogy is due to open at the beginning of 2005 and will cost £1.5 million more than ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’, until now the biggestbudget musical in the capital. Eventually it is hoped the production will roll out across the world.”