Date/Time
Date(s) - 05/08/2026 - 05/30/2026
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Location
Theatre in the Round 245 Cedar Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, 55454
Description
Theatre in the Round shares an Inventive Adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Classic Family Fantasy – The Hobbit. This show is best for families with children ages 7+ who enjoy fantasy fiction. Tickets $20-$29.
Showtimes: Fridays & Saturdays at 7:30pm | Sundays at 2:00pm.
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- Monday, May 18 | 7:30pm: Pay-What-You-Can
- Sunday, May 24 | 2:00pm: Audio-Described performance
Read the book: The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Show Info
If you feel the 7:30pm Friday or Saturday show is going to run a little late for your younger tween, there are Sunday matinee’s that start at 2pm. For a budget-friendly option, consider the Pay What You Can Performance on Monday, December 1st. Pay-What-You-Can tickets start at $10/pp.
Theatre in the Round
One thing we love about this theatre, which isn’t always the case with an arena stage set up, is the great sound quality. The entire theatre is built to project voices, the sound system is top of the line and everything was perfectly mixed. The theatre is properly treated for the sound, and they have a good placement of speakers. I had no problem hearing the dialogue. Even when the actors were offstage or in one of the secondary stage areas in a certain direction, we knew exactly where to look based on the direction of the sound.
Find information on parking here. We found the 19th Avenue Ramp to be a really good deal – $4.00 for the whole evening in downtown Minneapolis.
Bringing it Home
We know that as our kids get older, we don’t have to work as hard to build on their theatre experiences, and it can just be fun night out. But if your family enjoys the extra, we have a few ideas for adding to this experience at home.
- Read The Hobbit ahead. We enjoyed mapping out the journey as we read. The Lord of the Rings project has a cool interactive map. You can even turn on and off other journeys to see where they cross paths.
- Play a Role Playing game – Like Dungeons & Dragons, at home. I never realized how much fun D&D was until a friend of my daughter arranged a family-friendly game for us.
- Keep going. If you enjoy The Hobbit, you have the entire Lord of the Rings and more Middle Earth novels to explore.
Links
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- Tickets: Theatre in the Round
More Theatre in the Round
- May 13-17, 2026 The Bearded Company’s Swords & Sorcery
- September 11-October 4, 2026 The Great Gatsby
- November 20-December 20, 2026 Dial M for Murder
- December 4, 2026-January 10, 2027 Acting Can be Murder
- February 12-March 7, 2027 Ten November
- April 2-25, 2027 Quantumly Entangled
- May 7-May 30, 2027 The African Company Presents Richard III
- June 18-July 19, 2027 You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown
Family Fun Twin Cities received two tickets to this production to facilitate our review. Opinions are our own.
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