In celebration of International Dylan Thomas Day, Katie looks at the first performance of Under Milk Wood with actors, which took place on May 14th 1953. May 14th 1953. The first performance of Under Milk Wood with actors. The only …
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Katie takes up the story of the first full stage performance of Under Milk Wood from the point at which Dylan had lost his only copy of the manuscript. We left Dylan, in the middle of March, having misplaced the …
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In the final part of her blogs on the famous New York staging of Under Milk Wood, Katie tells the story of the performance itself. On the evening of the 13th of May, Dylan was relaxing in Connecticut, having just …
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In honour of International Dylan Thomas Day, we’ve designed a fun creative activity inspired by Under Milk Wood, as we celebrate the 68th anniversary of its performance in New York in 1953. When Dylan was writing Under Milk Wood, he …
In her latest blog on Florence Thomas, Katie picks up the story in Laugharne. ‘She was always cheerful wherever she was; you just couldn’t keep her down’- Caitlin referring to Florence, in Caitlin: Life with Dylan Thomas We left Florence …
