Hannah Ellis never met her grandfather. Dylan Thomas died in 1953 when his daughter, Hannah’s mother Aeronwy, was just 10 years old, and so Hannah has had to get to know her grandfather Dylan Thomas through his writing, through the… Read More ›
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Celyn Jones on playing Dylan Thomas
Anglesey born actor Celyn Jones talks to us about fulfilling a career ambition, playing Dylan Thomas in the new film Set Fire To The Stars. The film tells the story of Thomas’s first visit to North America, where at the invitation of… Read More ›
Check out our new Dylan Thomas News events page
We’ve created a dedicated events page where you will find comprehensive listings of Dylan Thomas related events by month, including readings, tours, plays, exhibitions, festivals, and all sorts of special events. Click on the link here – http://www.dylanthomasnews.com/events or click… Read More ›
The Useful Presents – Christmas gift ideas for Dylan Thomas Fans
With the festive season coming up we’ve put our minds to some present ideas for Dylan Thomas fans. Book : A Child’s Christmas In Wales Dylan’s timeless Christmas classic, beautifully illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. Published by Orion Children’s Books. Available… Read More ›
Dylan Thomas inspired festival returns to Swansea
The Do Not Go Gentle Festival based in Dylan Thomas’s home suburb of Uplands, Swansea, returns in November 2013 with an exciting and eclectic line-up. Described by festival director Pierre Davies as “a festival Dylan might have liked”, the festival… Read More ›
May 2013 News Round-up & Forthcoming Events
Under Milk Wood 60th Anniversary May 2013 marked the 60th anniversary of the first cast performance of Under Milk Wood, which took place at the 92nd Street Y Poetry Center in New York, with Dylan reading the parts of first… Read More ›
Sixty Years of Under Milk Wood
To celebrate 60 years since the completion of Under Milk Wood, here is our selection of 20 milestones in the life of Dylan Thomas’ classic play for voices. 1. Perhaps the first seeds of Under Milk Wood were sown in… Read More ›
February 2013 News Round Up & Forthcoming Events
Swansea High Street Gets Dylan Thomas Inspired Mural A derelict nightclub opposite Swansea railway station has been transformed by artist Pete Fowler‘s mural Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Octopus, which celebrates Dylan Thomas and features other symbols… Read More ›
Susan Penhaligon talks about the filming of Under Milk Wood
2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the completion and first performance of Dylan Thomas’s play for voices “Under Milk Wood”. First performed in 1953, shortly before the poet’s death in New York at the age of 39, the play has… Read More ›
January 2013 News Round Up & Forthcoming Events
Welcome to our round up of the latest Dylan Thomas news. Under Milk Wood – Film – Screenings Fresh from December’s news that director Andrew Sinclair has gifted the media rights to his 1972 film version of Under Milk Wood… Read More ›
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