Under Milk Wood
A unique production of Dylan Thomas's famous 'play for voices' enacted by a community of Welsh performers in New York, Los Angeles, London, Cardiff and Laugharne.
A unique one-off television production of Dylan Thomas's famous 'play for voices' performed by a community of Welsh talent in New York, Los Angeles, London, Cardiff and Laugharne. Michael Sheen opens as First Voice with Sir Tom Jones as Captain Cat, and as each of Thomas's iconic characters joins in, the piece builds up into a collage of famous voices and faces (including Matthew Rhys, Ioan Gruffudd, Siân Phillips, Jonathan Pryce, Bryn Terfel and Katherine Jenkins) intercut with evocative imagery inspired by the play and created as part of a live event by National Theatre Wales.
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About Under Milk Wood
Cast members from Under Milk Wood talk about their experience of Dylan Thomas’ play.
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Dylan Thomas: My first encounter
Some of the stars of Under Milk Wood share how they first came across Dylan Thomas’ work.
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BBC iWonder: Under Milk Wood: how did Dylan make us ‘love the words’?
Owen Sheers examines Dylan’s unique literary style in one of his best-known works.
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All-star cast announced for Under Milk Wood
Sir Tom Jones, Sian Phillips and Michael Sheen to star in Dylan Thomas' play for voices.
Clips
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Preview of Under Milk Wood
Duration: 01:11
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Raw Material: Llareggub Revisited
Duration: 02:43
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About Under Milk Wood
Duration: 03:05
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Voice | Michael Sheen |
| Captain Cat | Tom Jones |
| New York Voice | Matthew Rhys |
| Laugharne Voice | Aimee-Ffion Edwards |
| Drowned and Willy Nilly | Tom Rhys Harries |
| Drowned and Voice | Karl Johnson |
| Drowned and Evans the Death | Iwan Rheon |
| Drowned and Voice | Aneurin Barnard |
| Rosie Probert | Nia Roberts |
| Mog Edwards | Ioan Gruffudd |
| Myfanwy Price | Kimberley Nixon |
| Mr Waldo | Steffan Rhodri |
| Neighbour | Mark Lewis Jones |
| Neighbour | Richard Harrington |
| Neighbour | Sophie Evans |
| Neighbour | Melanie Walters |
| Voice | Griff Rhys Jones |
| Voice | John Rhys-Davies |
| Voice | Andrew Howard |
| Voice | Rakie Ayola |
| Mr Pugh | Jonathan Pryce |
| Mrs Pugh | Sian Phillips |
| Rev Eli Jenkins | Bryn Terfel |
| Polly Garter | Katherine Jenkins |
| Mrs Ogmore Pritchard | Charlotte Church |
| Mr Ogmore | Tom Ellis |
| Mr Pritchard | Aneirin Hughes |
| Butcher Beynon | Robert Pugh |
| Mrs Beynon | Suzanne Packer |
| Lily Smalls | Eve Myles |
| Mae Rose Cottage | Alexandra Roach |
| Nogood Boyo | Craig Roberts |
| Mary Ann Sailors | Sharon Morgan |
| Dai Bread | Owen Teale |
| Mrs Dai Bread One | Di Botcher |
| Mrs Dai Bread Two | Sian Thomas |
| Sinbad Sailors | Jon Tregenna |
| Writer | Dylan Thomas |
| Director | Pip Broughton |
| Executive Producer | Bethan Jones |
Broadcasts
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