Now that Lord of the Rings has opened in West End, it’s time for London’s famously hard to please critics to have their say. And they are: “a thumping great flop,” says The Telegraph, and The Independent wasn’t much more positive, calling it “a show with a bit of an identity crisis, strong on dynamic spectacle, squeezed as a drama.” Still, a few critics liked the show, with The Times calling it “a wonder.”