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Ursula Le Guin - Earthsea

Tales of wizards, dragons and magic by Ursula K Le Guin.

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The Ring

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Tenar encounters Ged, a wizard come to steal their greatest treasure.

Made for 4 Extra. Within the Tombs of Atuan, Tenar encounters Ged, a wizard come to steal their greatest treasure. With James McArdle.

Ursula K Le Guin's enduring fantasy saga set on the magical archipelago rich with wizards and dragons. 

Based on the novel The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula Le Guin. Adapted by Judith Adams. 

When Tenar is chosen as high priestess to the ancient and nameless Powers of the Earth, everything is taken from her - home, family, even her name. She is now known only as Arha, the Eaten One, and guards the shadowy, labyrinthine Tombs of Atuan. Then Ged comes to steal the Tombs' greatest hidden treasure, the Ring of Erreth-Akbe. Tenar's duty is to protect the Ring, but Ged possesses the light of magic and tales of a world that Tenar has never known. Will she risk everything to escape from the darkness that has become her domain? 

Ged ..... James McArdle 
Tenar ..... Sysha Kala 
Manan ..... Zubin Varla 
Kossil ..... Souad Faress 
Willow ..... Jessica Turner 
Penthe ..... Ayesha Antoine 

Original music by Jon Nicholls 

Directed by Sasha Yevtushenko.

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