the dwarven king from J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, vividly illustrates how the relentless pursuit of wealth can undermine the true experience of riches. Thorin’s obsession with gold and power ...

In The Hobbit, Thorin paid little mind to the One Ring, but if he had tried to take it from Bilbo, he could have unintentionally doomed Middle-earth.

Cantal is attacked by Puy-de-Dôme. King Thorin cannot face them alone. Accompanied by Bilbon the Hobbit and Gandalf the Wizard, he must roam Cantal in search of allies. Will the villagers of ...

In Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," Richard Armitage plays dwarf leader Thorin Oakenshield. Armitage talks to WSJ's Barbara Chai about his transformation for the role ...

The summer portion of the season will kick off with Shakespeare's romance "The Tempest" July 3-20, followed by the the Bard's tragic masterpiece "King Lear ... fantasy "The Hobbit," an adventure ...