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Sydney Theatre Company presents
Under Milk Wood
A Play With Voices
By Dylan Thomas

A chorus of voices beckons us into the small Welsh town Llareggub, through streets, houses, bedrooms and on into the townspeople’s dreams. Borne along by beautiful voices and rich musical language, we follow the residents as they wake, rise, go about their day then drink and prepare to dream again.

Through sketches and caricatures we glimpse moments in the life of the small town. An elegy for a time past, Dylan Thomas’ exquisite play for voices was written to prove that there could still be beauty in a post-nuclear world. Like Wilder’s Our Town, Under Milk Wood is a warming celebration of humanity that also casts a cool eye on failed relationships, thwarted lives and the oppressive clutter of small town existence.

 

Under Milk Wood features a cast of magnificent voices - headed by Jack Thompson playing the role of Dylan Thomas imagined for himself but never got th chance to play.

 

DRAMA THEATRE, SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
Cost:  $22/student - $11/PFSPstudent
Duration:  1 hr 40 min (no interval)
Suits:  Yrs 10-12
Content: Full frontal nudity and mild sexual references

 

Why Book?
~ Excellent for looking at language and atmosphere
~ Example of Dylan Thomas at the height of his powers

Under Milk Wood Resources - Pre-production

Download background information and pre-production activities specifically designed to prepare students for this production of Under Milk Wood. Activities will explore language, poetic devices, sound & place.

Under Milk Wood Resources - Behind Milk Wood

Download post-production activities and discussion questions specifically designed to understand and critique the production elements and directorial approach of Under Milk Wood.

Under Milk Wood Resources - Big Seas of Dreams

Download post-production activities and discussion questions specifically designed to explore the characters, use of humour and dream imagery in Under Milk Wood.

Dates & Prices

Schoolsday performance*
Wednesday 6 June


Pre-show Intro 10:30am, 45 minutes
Performance 12:15pm
Duration 1 hr 40 min (no interval)
Post-show Q&A immediately following, 15 minutes


*LIMITED AVAILABILITY!


Pre-season Briefing

Mon 14 May 6.15pm
Held at The Wharf


For School bookings download the booking form below

Creative Team

Please note, Kip Williams, who as Associate Director has collaborated with Andrew Upton on the preparation and planning for the production, has taken over from Upton as Director of the show.

 

Director

Kip Williams

Set Designer

Robert Cousins

Original Costume Design

Alice Babidge

Lighting Designer

Damien Cooper

Musical Director & Composer

Alan John

Sound Designer

Steve Francis

Costume Realiser

David Fleischer

Voice and Dialect Director

Charmian Gradwell

Dramaturg

Andrew Upton

Scenic Photographer

Derek Henderson

 

With

 

 

Paula Arundell, Ky Baldwin, Alex Chorley, Drew Forsythe, Cameron Goodall, Sandy Gore, Alan John, Drew Livingston, Bruce Spence, Jack Thompson, Helen Thomson

Download Booking Form