The Genesian Theatre
Theatre in Sydney

Book soon to avoid missing this production! Welsh poet Dylan Thomas' masterpiece Lower Milk Wood is an emotive and hilarious account of a spring day in a fictional Welsh seaside village. We learn of the inhabitants' dreams and desires, their loves and regrets. The play, closely associated with Richard Burton, was 'crowned with a storm of cheers' behind its opening performance. Under Milk Wood is like going 'Up the Garden Path' and 'Down the Rabbit Hole'. It has the beauty of your grandmother's garden, language that is eternal, and the odd reality you would find in Wonderland. The history of the town is rich and the characters are deep, quirky, and delightfully surprising. It is the town of 'Llareggub', which is 'bugger all' backwards. In Lower Milk Wood we follow their lives for a day and that is the beauty. The woman who lives with her two lifeless husbands, the blind sea captain who dreams of his love, Lily Smalls who stares at herself in a mirror. This segment by Dylan Thomas was said to donate scope for all his versatility, for his gifts of humor and characterization as well as his genius for poetry. His language and characters are the heart and soul of the piece.