The name: The Hall of the Mountain King may not be familiar to everyone, but there would be few who don't recognise Greig's music - one of the most famous classical 'riffs' ever written.

The Lismore Theatre Company are bringing to the stage a world premiere of award-winning writer Henri Rennie's funny, fanciful spin on a Scandinavian classic.

Peer Gynt is a young man with plenty of self-confidence and an aversion to commitment. When the daughter of the troll king takes a fancy to him, he sees the chance of gaining a throne, if an unconventional one. 

The culture of the stone people is an old and traditional one, though, and not everyone is keen to allow a human presence in the royal court.

When the princess produces a child who grows up unnaturally quickly, the rigid ways of the court are thrown into chaos, and nothing will ever be the same for the trolls!

Hall of the Mountain King is a shrewd look at what it means to be human, or not, with puns and pop culture references scattered throughout a great old legend. It should entertain audiences aged from their early teens to their nineties. 

With a cast of talented locals, the show opens at the Rochdale Theatre, 603 Ballina Road, Goonellabah, on Friday, May 2, for a ten-day season. Thursday, May 8, will be a special charity performance on behalf of the Australasian Order of Old Bastards.

For tickets, please go to our website, www.lismoretheatrecompany.org.au.