Dylan Thomas in Iran Professor John Goodby of Swansea University, one of the leading authorities on the works of Dylan Thomas, has kindly allowed us to share his account of new discoveries he’s made relating to the visit of Dylan… 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 ›
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 ›
March 2013 News Round-Up & Forthcoming Events
Laugharne Pilgrimage For Poet’s Granddaughter Dylan Thomas’s granddaughter Hannah Ellis visited the Boathouse at Laugharne on 3rd March to mark what would have been the 70th birthday of her late mother Aeronwy. Hannah, who has followed in her late mother’s… 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 ›
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