Puppet State Theatre: Jo Tomalin talks to Richard Medrington about Leaf by Niggle based on JRR Tolkien’s short story

Puppet State Theatre: Jo Tomalin talks to Richard Medrington about Leaf by Niggle, a one person storytelling show, based on JRR Tolkien’s short story.

In 1939 Tolkien was despairing of ever bringing his great work The Lord of the Rings to a conclusion. One morning he woke up with the tale of Niggle, a struggling artist on a curious journey, complete in his mind and wrote it down. The story is often seen as an allegory of the writer’s own creative process.

Listen to our interview with Richard Medrington about Leaf by Niggle, a show based on JRR Tolkien’s short story