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Under Milk Woods

To mark the 70th anniversary of the first radio broadcast of Dylan Thomas鈥檚 Under Milk Wood, five Welsh writers have written short dramatic portraits of their area of Wales in 2024.

To mark the 70th anniversary of the first radio broadcast of Dylan Thomas鈥檚 Under Milk Wood (25 January 1954), five Welsh writers present short dramatic portraits of their area of Wales in 2024, with Ruth Jones as First Voice. The writers are Joe Dunthorne (Swansea), Manon Steffan Ros (Tywyn), Menna Elfyn (New Quay), Hanan Issa (Cardiff) and Rachel Trezise (the Rhondda). With additional narration by Joe Dunthorne.

Thomas鈥檚 Under Milk Wood moves through the fictional town of Llareggub over the course of a single day, from before dawn to after dusk. Our five dramatic portraits follow this chronology, but shift location around Wales. They each take a line from Thomas as their starting point and their spur.

First Voice.....Ruth Jones

Act 1: Swansea by Joe Dunthorne
Caitlin....Sophie Melville
Emlyn....Shaheen Jafargholi
Fiona.....Nadia Wyn Abouayen
Helen.....Tamara Brabon
Mikey.....Antoine Lopez-Norton

Act 2: Tywyn by Manon Steffan Ros
Mrs Satin....Sara Harris-Davies
Gwil the Poet.....Gwion Morris Jones
Delyth Elen.....Lois Meleri Jones
Afanc.....James O'Quinn

Act 3: New Quay by Menna Elfyn
Cai.....Ioan Hefin
Osian.....Ifan Huw Dafydd
Rhiannon.....Eiry Thomas

Act 4: Cardiff by Hanan Issa
Hanan.....Hanan Issa
Diff.....Dean Rehman
Lord Bute.....Colin Paterson

Act 5: The Rhondda by Rachel Trezise
Gracie Rowlands.....Maisie Lee Bryant
Bex.....Sophie Melville
Eric Watkins....Alan David
Amy Jenkins...Tamara Brabon

Production Co-ordinators Eleri Sydney McAuliffe and Lindsay Rees
Sound design by Jonathan Thomas and Catherine Robinson
Directed by Fay Lomas and Emma Harding, 大象传媒 Audio Drama Wales

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1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Sun 28 Jan 2024 19:30

Broadcast

  • Sun 28 Jan 2024 19:30